Dictionary Check: avatar

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Definition

noun

a new personification of a familiar idea

Example: "the embodiment of hope"
noun

the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form

Example: "some Hindus consider Krishna to be an avatar of the god Vishnu"

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