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per·son·i·fi·ca·tion

personification

pronunciation:: pr sa n fih keI shn

part of speech:	noun
definition 1:	a person considered to be a perfect example or embodiment of some quality or other abstraction. He was the personification of humility. synonyms: byword, embodiment, epitome, image similar words: figure, ideal, incarnation, paradigm, picture, quintessence, realization, type
definition 2:	the act or technique of ascribing human attributes to nonhuman or inanimate things. similar words: animation, anthropomorphism
definition 3:	a representation of a person, as in literature or art, that serves to symbolize or personify some quality or other abstraction. These figures are personifications of the seven deadly sins. similar words: embodiment, figure, image, projection, rendering, representation, symbol
related words:	allegory

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