figure

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figure achromatic figure chromatic figure father figure figure-ground

Main Entry: fig·ure
Pronunciation: fig-yr, British and often US fig-r
Function: noun
1 : bodily shape or form especially of a person <a slender figure>
2 a : the graphic representation of a form especially of a person b : a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter
3 : a person who is representative of or serves as a psychological substitute for someone or something else -- see FATHER FIGURE