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fig⋅u⋅ra⋅tion

   [fig-yuh-rey-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act of shaping into a particular figure.
2. the resulting figure or shape: emblematic figurations of the sun and the moon.
3. the act of representing figuratively.
4. a figurative representation: allegorical figurations.
5. the act of marking or adorning with a design.
6. Music.
a. the employment of passing notes or other embellishments.
b. the figuring of a bass part.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME figuracioun < L figūrātiōn- (s. of figūrātiō) a shaping. See figurate, -ion
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fig·u·ra·tion     (fĭg'yə-rā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of forming something into a particular shape.
  2. A shape, form, or outline.
  3. The act of representing with figures.
  4. A figurative representation.
  5. Music
    1. Ornamentation of a passage by embellishing and often repeating figures.
    2. The pattern made by such embellishment or repetition.
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figuration

noun
1. representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory 
2. decorating with a design 

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Figuration

Fig`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. figuratio.]

1. The act of giving figure or determinate form; determination to a certain form. --Bacon.

2. (Mus.) Mixture of concords and discords.

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