PERSONIFICATION Definition & Meaning

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personification

[ per-son-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

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noun

the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
the representation of a thing or abstraction in the form of a person, as in art.
the person or thing embodying a quality or the like; an embodiment or incarnation:
He is the personification of tact.
an imaginary person or creature conceived or figured to represent a thing or abstraction.
the act of personifying; the attributing of human qualities to an animal, object, or abstraction:
The author's personification of the farm animals made for an enchanting children's book.
a character portrayal or representation in a dramatic or literary work.

personification

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noun

the attribution of human characteristics to things, abstract ideas, etc, as for literary or artistic effect
the representation of an abstract quality or idea in the form of a person, creature, etc, as in art and literature
a person or thing that personifies
a person or thing regarded as an embodiment of a quality
he is the personification of optimism

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of personification¹

First recorded in 1745–55; personi(fy) + -fication

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

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Finally, fittingly, with Monday’s lucrative contract extension, there’s also no more asterisk on Dave Roberts himself, a worthy successor and daily personification of the great Lasorda.

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When they do finally meet, “it’s an explosion, like the personification of an unstoppable force colliding with an immovable object,” said Watts.

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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.’

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

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