figuration
fi·gu·ra·tion
noun
1.
representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory
2.
decorating with a design
Origin
Late Middle English figuracion, from Middle French figuration, from Latin figūrō (“to form”). Equivalent to figurate + -ion.
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