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      personification
      noun
      the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
      representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
      a person who represents an abstract quality
      Roots
      personaperson- · Latin · actor's maskfacio-fic · Latin · make, do
      Synonyms for personification
      incarnationnembodimentnimpersonationnportrayaln
      Words related to personification
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