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personification

noun

Meaning

  1. A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
  2. A literary device in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
  3. An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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