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embodiment

em·bo·di·ment

US/ɛˈmbɑdimʌnt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a new personification of a familiar idea

  • “the embodiment of hope”
  • “the incarnation of evil”
  • “the very avatar of cunning”
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2.

a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept

  • “a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life”
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Origin

From embody + -ment.

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