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personification

per·so·ni·fication

UK/pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US/pɜrˌsɑnʌfʌˈkeɪʃʌn/ rare

noun

1.

a person who represents an abstract quality

  • “she is the personification of optimism”
2.

representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature

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3.

the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.

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Origin

From person(ify) + -ification.

Phrases

  • pathetic fallacy

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