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The definition of an embodiment is a visible or tangible form or a concrete example of an idea or concept.

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When someone is really cheerful and sunny and happy all the time, this person might be described as the embodiment of happiness.

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an embodying or being embodied
that in which something is embodied; concrete expression of some idea, quality, etc.: she is the embodiment of virtue

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The act of embodying or the state of being embodied.
One that embodies: “The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history” (Woodrow Wilson).

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