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an·thro·po·mor·phic

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–adjective

1.	ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, esp. to a deity.

2.	resembling or made to resemble a human form: an anthropomorphic carving.

Also, an·thro·po·mor·phous.

[Origin: 1820–30; anthropo- + -morphic

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—Related forms

an·thro·po·mor·phi·cal·ly, an·thro·po·mor·phous·ly, adverb

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an·thro·po·mor·phism Audio Help (ān'thrə-pə-môr'fĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n. Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.

an'thro·po·mor'phic adj., an'thro·po·mor'phi·cal·ly adv., an'thro·po·mor'phist n.

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anthropomorphic

1827, from anthropomorphous (1753), Anglicization of L.L. anthropomorphus "having human form," from Gk. anthropomorphos, from anthropos "human being" (see anthropo-) + morphe "form" (see morphine). Originally in reference to treating God or gods as having human form and human characteristics; of animals and other things from 1858.

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