embodiment

[ em-bod-ee-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. the act of embodying.

  2. the state or fact of being embodied.

  1. a person, being, or thing embodying a spirit, principle, abstraction, etc; incarnation.

  2. something embodied.

Origin of embodiment

1
First recorded in 1820–30; embody + -ment

Other words from embodiment

  • pre·em·bod·i·ment, noun

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