personification
Porcelain personifications of the continents (from left to right): America, Europe, Africa and Asia, from circa 1780-1788
Meaning
Noun
- A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
- A literary device in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
- An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human
Origin
- personify + -ification.
Modern English dictionary
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