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Anthropomorphic describes the act of giving the characteristics of humans to other things. (adjective)

An example of something anthropomorphic are the pictures of God that depict Him with human male characteristics without indication or evidence that his appearance is that of an evolutionarily current human.

Anthropomorphic describes anything that may be made to look like a human. (adjective)

An example of something anthropomorphic might be a vase that is shaped like a human.

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