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fig.

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "fig." with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
4 characters
English (US)
1syllable

fig.

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, fig. is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions offig.

1adjective
  • Of use as a metaphor, simile, or metonym, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
  • Metaphorically so called.
  • With many figures of speech.
  • Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
  • Representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
1noun
  • A drawing or diagram conveying information.
  • The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.

    Example: "a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble"

  • A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
  • The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.

    Example: "He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain."

  • Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.
  • A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
  • A numeral.
  • A number, an amount.
  • A shape.
  • A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.

    Example: "The muslin was of a pretty figure."

  • Any complex dance moveW.
  • A figure of speech.
  • The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
  • A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
  • Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
  • A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.

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