Hypertext Webster Gateway: "embodiment"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Embodiment \Em*bod"i*ment\, n.
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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

embodiment
n 1: a new embodiment of a familiar idea; "the incarnation of
evil"; "the very avatar of cunning" [syn: {incarnation},
{avatar}]
2: a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept;
"a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" [syn:
{shape}]
3: giving concrete form to an abstract concept


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