personification

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Pronunciation
Noun
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.

Example Sentences
  • Adolf Hitler was the personification of anti-Semitism.
2 Definition

A literary device in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.

Example Sentences
  • The writer used personification to convey her ideas.
3 Definition

An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human