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personification

[per-son-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / pərˌsɒn ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
human characteristics
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Kelly is well-known among team-mates for being the personification of the modern Lionesses.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

“To have that personification . . . and her house was such a tribute to that too . . .”

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

She said, “Social media is the absolute personification of the classic saying, ‘A lie travels halfway around the world before truth can get its boots on.’

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

To the public, he is the chiseled personification of national virtue.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

It was only a dim personification: something vague and immense which with its motion brought about change and therefore was alive.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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