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embodiment

American  
[em-bod-ee-muhnt] / ɛmˈbɒd i mənt /

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.

Other Word Forms

  • preembodiment noun

Etymology

Origin of embodiment

First recorded in 1820–30; embody + -ment

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