Personification
/pəˌrsɑnəfəˈkeɪʃən/
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Definition
(noun) A person, thing, or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
Sentence Examples
He is the personification of selfishness.
Copernicus turned from a person into a personification.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The poem used ____ to give the wind a voice and the river a sense of longing.