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noun Etymology: Sanskrit avatara? descent, from ~ati he descends, from ava- away + tarati he crosses over — more at ukase, through Date: 1784 1. the incarnation of a Hindu deity (as Vishnu) 2. a. an incarnation in human form b. an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person 3. a variant phase or version of a continuing basic entity 4. an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user (as in a computer game or an online shopping site)
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n. 1 (in Hindu mythology) the descent of a deity or released soul to earth in bodily form. 2 incarnation; manifestation. 3 a manifestation or phase. Etymology: Skr. avatara descent f. {aacute}va down + tr- pass over ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. инд. миф. аватара, реальное воплощение божества 2. книж. воплощение; высшее проявление (чего-л.); олицетворение he sees himself as a technological avatar —- в технике он считает себя богом ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1784, from Skt. avatarana "descent" (of a deity to the earth in incarnate form), from ava- "down" + base of tarati "(he) crosses over." AVENGE - mid-14c., from O.Fr. avengier, from a- "to" + vengier "take revenge," from L. vindicare "to claim" (see vindicate). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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