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adjective(fig-ured)adorned with, formed into, or marked with a figure
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adjective(fig-ured)being represented : portrayed
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adjective(fig-ured)indicated by figures
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verb(fig-ured)to represent by or as if by a figure or outline
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verb(fig-ured)to decorate with a pattern; also : to write figures over or under (the bass) in order to indicate the accompanying chords
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verb(fig-ured)to indicate or represent by numerals
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noun(fig-ured)continuo
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idiom(fig-ured)having a rounded body shape : not thin
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noun(fig-ured)a bass part (as for a keyboard or stringed instrument) used especially in baroque ensemble music and consisting of a succession of bass notes with figures that indicate the required chords —called also figured bass, thoroughbass
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verb(fig-ured)to include especially in a reckoning
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verb(fig-ured)discover, determine
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verb(fig-ured)solve, fathom
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phrasal verb(fig-ured)to be included as a part of (something)