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   Av·a·tar

   /ˈavəˌtär/

   

   noun

   • 1. a manifestation of a deity or released soul in bodily form on earth; an incarnate divine teacher.
   • ▪ an incarnation, embodiment, or manifestation of a person or idea: "he chose John Stuart Mill as the avatar of the liberal view"
   • 2. an icon or figure representing a particular person in video games, internet forums, etc.: "conversation is depicted in a balloon over the avatar's head"

   Word Origin from Sanskrit avatāra ‘descent’, from ava ‘down’ + tar- ‘to cross’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

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