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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: avatar (0.01053 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to avatar.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: avatar
avatar
n 1: a new personification of a familiar idea;
“the embodiment of
hope”;
“the incarnation of evil”;
“the very avatar of
cunning” [syn:
embodiment,
incarnation]
2: the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in
human or superhuman or animal form;
“the Buddha is
considered an avatar of the god Vishnu”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Avatar
Avatar
\Av`a*tar"\ ([a^]v`[.a]*t[add]r"), n. [Skr. avat[^a]ra
descent; ava from + root t[.r] to cross, pass over.]
1. (Hindu Myth.) The descent of a deity to earth, and his
incarnation as a man or an animal; -- chiefly associated
with the incarnations of Vishnu.
[1913 Webster]
2. An incarnation, embodiment or personification of a
principle, quality, or attitude; -- used of people, mostly
in a positive sense as a manifestation of a behavior or
character worthy of admiration.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Martha Stewart, the home-and-hearth avatar whose
products are now available at Kmart stores, is
making upscale design touches like 200-thread-count
cotton bed sheets something that most every American
can aspire to. --Leslie
Kaufman (N. Y.
Times, May 7,
1999).
[1913 Webster]
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