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   avatar

   /ˈavətɑː/

   noun

   • 1. a manifestation of a deity or released soul in bodily form on earth; an incarnate divine teacher.
   • ▪ an incarnation, embodiment, or manifestation of a person or idea: "he chose John Stuart Mill as the avatar of the liberal view"
   • 2. an icon or figure representing a particular person in a video game, internet forum, etc.: "conversation is depicted in a balloon over the avatar's head"

   Word Origin from Sanskrit avatāra ‘descent’, from ava ‘down’ + tar- ‘to cross’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does Avatar mean?

   • : someone who represents a type of person, an idea, or a quality : an electronic image that represents and may be manipulated by a computer user (as in a game) Nglish: Translation of avatar for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of avatar for Arabic Speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about avatar Love words?

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   What does Avatar mean in a sentence?

   • The meaning of AVATAR is an electronic image (as in a video game) that represents and may be manipulated by a computer user. How to use avatar in a sentence. Did you know?

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   What is a human avatar?

   • Researchers transplanted samples of the patient’s tumor into specially bred avatars. (in science fiction) a hybrid creature, composed of human and alien DNA and remotely controlled by the mind of a genetically matched human being. In Hinduism, a god made visibly present, especially in a human form.

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   What is a video game avatar?

   • Eventually, the word avatar came to mean the embodiment not just of a god, but also of any abstract idea. If you have a cool head, you might see yourself as the avatar of reasonableness in a fight. Video game avatars are sort of a reverse of the first meaning––a physical entity (you) form becomes something abstract (a video game guy).

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   a character or creature that you create to represent yourself in a computer game, on the internet, etc.: The game creates a virtual world where people interact and participate in activities through their avatars.

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   a visible manifestation or embodiment of an abstract concept; archetype. a movable image that represents a person in a virtual reality environment or in cyberspace. avatar. In Hinduism, a god made visibly present, especially in a human form. The Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu.

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   An avatar is something that embodies something else. In Hinduism the different gods can take many different forms, and when they took human forms, the human was their avatar. Eventually, the word avatar came to mean the embodiment not just of a god, but also of any abstract idea.

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