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ava·tar (av′ə tär′)

noun

  1. Hinduism a god appearing on earth in bodily form; incarnation of a god
  2. any incarnation or embodiment, as of a quality or concept in a person

Etymology: Sans avatāra < ava-, down + base of tarati, (he) crosses over: see term

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