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[ av-uh-tahr, av-uh-tahr ]

noun

  1. Hinduism. the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god.
  2. an embodiment or personification, as of a principle, attitude, or view of life:

    Her complete loss of confidence was particularly unsettling, because generally she is the very avatar of hope.

  3. Digital Technology. a static or moving image or other graphic representation that acts as a proxy for a person or is associated with a specific digital account or identity, as on the internet:

    My friend always chooses warriors as his video game avatars.

    Now that spring's here I've switched my Instagram avatar from a stack of books to a robin's egg.

  4. Also called avatar mouse,. a mouse that is implanted with cells or tissue freshly extracted from a human being, as to test drug therapies for an individual patient or to study a disease process:

    Researchers transplanted samples of the patient’s tumor into specially bred avatars.

  5. (in science fiction) a hybrid creature, composed of human and alien DNA and remotely controlled by the mind of a genetically matched human being.


avatar

/ ˈ汹əˌ³ÙÉ‘Ë /

noun

  1. Hinduism the manifestation of a deity, notably Vishnu, in human, superhuman, or animal form
  2. a visible manifestation or embodiment of an abstract concept; archetype
  3. a movable image that represents a person in a virtual reality environment or in cyberspace
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

avatar

  1. In Hinduism , a god made visibly present, especially in a human form. The Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu .
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Notes

By extension, an “avatar†is any new embodiment of an old idea.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of avatar1

First recorded in 1775–85; from Sanskrit ²¹±¹²¹³ÙÄå°ù²¹ “a passing down, descent,†from ava “down†+ -³ÙÄå°ù²¹ “a passing over†(akin to Latin ³Ù°ùÄå²Ô²õ “across, beyond, throughâ€; through ( def ) )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of avatar1

C18: from Sanskrit ²¹±¹²¹³ÙÄå°ù²¹ a going down, from avatarati he descends, from ava down + tarati he passes over
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Altman shared his anime cricketer avatar on X on Thursday, sending Indian social media users into a tizzy.

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Even when Didion moved away from film reviews to become one of the preeminent essayists of her generation, she clung to Wayne as an avatar.

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Trump has long had a contentious relationship with the storied arts institution, considered the nation’s most prestigious avatar of culture.

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You may remember that the rising price of eggs became the symbol of Democratic failure and was seen by many as the avatar of pain at the grocery store.

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“What about the kids? What about me?†she says, huffing away in her avatar’s spandex skeleton costume.

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