Av.a.tar: noun; chiefly Hinduism
* a manifestion of a deity or released soul in bodily form on earth; an incarnate divine teacher.
*computing: a movable icon representing a person in cyberspace or virtual reality graphics
*embodiment of a person or idea
ORIGIN: from Sanskrit, avatara 'decent' from ava 'down' + tar 'to cross'
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