# figuration

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌfɪɡ.jəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #80,454

## Definitions
1. The act of giving figure or determinate form.
2. Form, outline or boundaries.
3. Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures.
4. Mixture of concords and discords.
5. Representation through visual forms.
6. A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures.

## Etymology
Late Middle English figuracion, from Middle French figuration, from Latin figūrō (“to form”). Equivalent to figurate + -ion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/figuration