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personification

/pərˌsɑnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ /pɜːˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

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noun

Олицетворение, воплощение

A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.

Examples :

"Adolf Hitler was the personification of anti-Semitism."

Адольф Гитлер был олицетворением антисемитизма.

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noun

Олицетворение

A literary device in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.

Examples :

"The writer used personification to convey her ideas."

Писатель использовала олицетворение, чтобы передать свои идеи.

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noun

Олицетворение

An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human

Examples :

"The poem personification of "sadness" showed a character who wore a cloak of grey and sighed deeply. "

Олицетворение «печали» в стихотворении показало персонажа, который носил серый плащ и глубоко вздыхал.

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