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personification

nounfemininegeneral usecommon/pɨɾsunifikɐˈsɐ̃w̃/per·so·ni·fi·ca·ção

Definition

1

The action or effect of personifying; the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, ideas, or abstractions.

Usage examples

“The fable uses the personification of animals to convey a moral lesson.”
“Death is often the personification of the end of life in literature.”

Common combinations

personification of an ideapersonification of natureuse of personification