personification
Pronunciation: /pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
The English word “personification” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A person, thing, or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
- An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human.
- The process of creating such a representation: a literary device or other artistic method in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
Etymology
From person(ify) + -ification.
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