Pronunciation
How to pronounce “figure”
“figure” is pronounced /fɪɡjɚ/ — 2 syllables.
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figure
/fɪɡjɚ/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'fɪɡj' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
“the area covered can be seen from Figure 2”
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