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personification

The correct spelling is personification.

How to pronounce personification

noun

Say it like: Per-son-ifi-cas-hon

The correct spelling is personification. A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification. For example: "Adolf Hitler was the personification of anti-Semitism."

Usage Examples

Adolf Hitler was the personification of anti-Semitism.

The writer used personification to convey her ideas.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
  2. 2.A literary device in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
  3. 3.An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human

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