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em·bod·i·ment
(ĕm-bŏd′ē-mənt, ĭm-)n.
1. The act of embodying or the state of being embodied.
2. One that embodies: "The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history" (Woodrow Wilson).
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em•bod•i•ment
(ɛmˈbɒd i mənt)n.
1. something or someone that embodies a spirit, principle, etc.; incarnation.
2. something embodied.
3. the act of embodying or the state of being embodied.
[1820–30]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() personification - a person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism" deification - an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital" reincarnation - embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form); "his reincarnation as a lion" |
2. | embodiment - a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" concrete representation, concretism - a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms | |
3. | embodiment - giving concrete form to an abstract concept objectification - the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing soul - the human embodiment of something; "the soul of honor" personification, incarnation - the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. |
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embodiment
noun personification, example, model, type, ideal, expression, symbol, representation, manifestation, realization, incarnation, paradigm, epitome, incorporation, paragon, perfect example, exemplar, quintessence, actualization, exemplification, reification A baby is the embodiment of vulnerability.
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embodiment
nounA physical entity typifying an abstraction:
exteriorization, externalization, incarnation, manifestation, materialization, objectification, personalization, personification, substantiation, type.
Rhetoric: prosopopeia.
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تَجْسيد
ztělesnění
legemliggørelsepersonificering
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embodiment
[ɪmˈbɒdɪmənt] N → encarnación fto be the very embodiment of virtue → ser la encarnación de la virtud, ser la virtud en persona
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embodiment
[ɪmˈbɒdimənt] n → personnification f, incarnation fto be the embodiment of sth → être l'incarnation de qch
She was the embodiment of loyalty
BUT C'était la loyauté même.; C'était la loyauté personnifiée.
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embodiment
n
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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embody
(imˈbodi) verb to represent.
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