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embodiment

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noun
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As a noun, embodiment means the process of embodying.

Meanings of embodiment

5 meanings

noun

  1. The process of embodying.

  2. A physical entity typifying an abstract concept.

    “You are the very embodiment of beauty.”

  3. A new personification of a familiar ideaperson

    “the embodiment of hope”

    “the incarnation of evil”

    “the very avatar of cunning”

    Similar: incarnation, avatar

  4. A concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept

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

    Similar: shape

  5. Giving concrete form to an abstract concept

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: a new personification of a familiar idea
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noun: a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
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