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Figurate vs Figurante - What's the difference?

figurate | figurante |

As an adjective figurate

is forming a figure.

As a noun figurante is

a female figurant, especially a ballet dancer.

figurate

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Forming a figure.
  • * 1880 , Alex. Napier, translator, A Handbook of Physical Diagnosis , translation of, 1877, Paul Guttmann, [unknown title], third German edition; New York: William Wood & Company, page 296,
    • Normal urine is perfectly clear, containing neither crystalline nor any other organic figurate element, except possibly now and then traces of mucus.
  • * 1978 , Lawrence Marvin Solomon, Nancy B. Esterly and E. Dorinda Loeffel, Adolescent Dermatology , Saunders, ISBN 0721684920, page 414,
    • Because large figurate lesions (cyclic, annular, or serpiginous) may exist

    Derived terms

    * figurate number

    Anagrams

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    figurante

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A female figurant, especially a ballet dancer.
    • (Webster 1913) ----