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English noun: avatar | |||
| 1. | avatar (person) a new personification of a familiar idea | ||
| Samples | The embodiment of hope. The incarnation of evil. The very avatar of cunning. | ||
| Synonyms | embodiment, incarnation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | personification | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deification, reincarnation | ||
| 2. | avatar (person) the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form | ||
| Samples | The Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Hindu deity | ||
| Instance hyponym | Jagannath, Jagannatha, Jagganath, Juggernaut, Kalki, Krishna, Rama | ||
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