name
Meaning 1
A surname from Slovak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
figura
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/fɪˈɡjʊɹə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: F IY0 G UH1 R AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any of the non-signifying constituents of signifiers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semiotics
Examples
- Letters of the alphabet are the figurae that make up a written word.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin figūra. Coined by Louis Hjelmslev.
Real reading context