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samhail — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • effigy noun A crude model or figure made to represent a person or group, often so it can be mocked, burned, or destroyed in protest.
  • model noun A small-scale or simplified copy of something, used to represent it.
  • parallel adj Running alongside something else, always the same distance apart, never meeting.

Senses

samhail is used for these senses in English:

  • effigy A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
  • mock-up A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, or other purposes.
  • model A representation of a physical object.
  • model The structural design of a complex system.
  • parallel Something identical or similar in essential respects.

effigy — full definition

  1. noun A crude model or figure made to represent a person or group, often so it can be mocked, burned, or destroyed in protest.
  2. noun A sculpture or image representing a specific person.

model — full definition

  1. noun A small-scale or simplified copy of something, used to represent it.
  2. noun A person hired to display clothing, products, or pose for artwork.
  3. noun A particular design, type, or version of a product.
  4. adj Serving as an excellent example; exemplary.
  5. verb To work as a fashion or artist's model.

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