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avatar

/,ævə'tɑr/

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noun
a new personification of a familiar idea
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"the very avatar of cunning"

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embodiment incarnation

type of:
personification
noun
the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form
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"some Hindus consider Krishna to be an avatar of the god Vishnu"

type of:
hindu deity

Examples of avatar

"the very avatar of cunning"
"some Hindus consider Krishna to be an avatar of the god Vishnu"