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AVATAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form
Example:
some Hindus consider Krishna to be an avatar of the god Vishnu
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("avatar" is a kind of...):
Hindu deity (a deity worshipped by the Hindus)
Instance hyponyms:
Jagannath; Jagannatha; Jagganath; Juggernaut (an avatar of Vishnu)
Kalki (the 10th and last incarnation of Vishnu)
Krishna (8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute)
Rama (avatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A new personification of a familiar idea
Example:
the very avatar of cunning
Synonyms:
avatar; embodiment; incarnation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("avatar" is a kind of...):
personification (a person who represents an abstract quality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "avatar"):
deification (an embodiment of the qualities of a god)
reincarnation (embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form))
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