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English Dictionary: Embodiment by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
embodiment
n
  1. a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"
    Synonym(s): embodiment, incarnation, avatar
  2. a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"
    Synonym(s): shape, embodiment
  3. giving concrete form to an abstract concept
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Embodiment \Em*bod"i*ment\, n.
      1. The act of embodying; the state of being embodied.
  
      2. That which embodies or is embodied; representation in a
            physical body; a completely organized system, like the
            body; as, the embodiment of courage, or of courtesy; the
            embodiment of true piety.
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