Figura

//fɪˈɡjʊəɹə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the non-signifying constituents of signifiers.

    "Letters of the alphabet are the figurae that make up a written word."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Slovak.

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"Letters of the alphabet are the figurae that make up a written word."

Etymology

From Latin figūra. Coined by Louis Hjelmslev.

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