Meaning of avatar

av•a•tar

Pronunciation: (av'u-tär", av"u-tär'), [key]

— n.

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

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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avatar (Thesaurus)

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