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incarnationnoun

uk ​ /ˌɪn.kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/ us ​ /ˌɪn.kɑːrˈneɪ.ʃən/

› [ C ] a particular life, in religions that believe that we have many lives:

He believes that he was a Roman warrior in a previous incarnation.
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› [ C ] a particular physical form or condition of something or someone that is changing or developing:

This film is the latest incarnation of a fairy tale that dates back to the Middle Ages.
the incarnation of sth

› an extreme example, in human form, of a particular characteristic or type of behaviour:

He was the incarnation of evil (= was extremely evil).
She's the incarnation of everything I hate about politics.

› [ U ] the appearance of a god as a human

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(Definition of “incarnation” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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incarnationnoun [ C/U ]

us ​ /ˌɪnˌkɑrˈneɪ·ʃən/

› the human form of a spirit, or the human representation of a principle or idea:

[ U ] When he dances, he’s the incarnation of gracefulness.

› An incarnation is also, according to some religious beliefs, one of the several lives people have over time.

› An incarnation can also be a new or different form or condition of something:

[ C ] This movie is the latest incarnation of an old French fairy tale.

(Definition of “incarnation” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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