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figurine

[ fig-yuh-reen ]
/ ˌfɪg yəˈrin /
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noun
a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.; statuette.
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Origin of figurine

1850–55; <French <Italian figurina, equivalent to figur(a) figure + -ina-ine1 (here diminutive)

Words nearby figurine

figure on, figure out, figure skate, figure skating, figure up, figurine, fig wasp, figwort, figwort family, Fiji, Fijian
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Words related to figurine

model, puppet, copy, figure, image, painting, photograph, picture, portrait, doll, marionette, dolly, effigy, manikin, moppet, dummy, cartoon, clone, copycat, ditto

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British Dictionary definitions for figurine

figurine
/ (ˌfɪɡəˈriːn) /
noun
a small carved or moulded figure; statuette

Word Origin for figurine

C19: from French, from Italian figurina a little figure
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