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	avatar Definition: incarnation or embodiment of an idea Synonym: personification
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	External definitions: av·a·tar ( v -tär) n. 1. The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form. 2. An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning. 3. A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar. [Sanskrit `avat ra`, descent (of a deity from heaven), avatar : `ava`, down + `tarati`, he crosses ; see `ter -` ² in Indo-European roots]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.