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EMBODIMENT

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em⋅bod⋅i⋅ment

  [em-bod-ee-muhnt]
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–noun
1. the act of embodying.
2. the state or fact of being embodied.
3. a person, being, or thing embodying a spirit, principle, abstraction, etc; incarnation.
4. something embodied.
Origin:
1820–30; embody + -ment
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em·bod·i·ment   (ěm-bŏd'ē-mənt, ĭm-)   
n.  

  1. The act of embodying or the state of being embodied.

  2. One that embodies: "The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history" (Woodrow Wilson).

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