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Embodiment

Em-bod′i-ment

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Noun.
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.

Definition 2024


embodiment

embodiment

English

Noun

embodiment (plural embodiments)

  1. a physical entity typifying an abstraction
    You are the very embodiment of beauty.
    • 1880, W.S. Gilbert, Iolanthe
      The law is the true embodiment Of everything that's excellent. It has no kind of fault or flaw, And I, my Lords, embody the law.

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