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Added 9 October 2026

incarnation

/ˌɪŋ.kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/ noun

Latin root: incarnatio Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about incarnation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An incarnate being or form.
A version or iteration (of something).
A living being embodying a deity or spirit.

Origin

From Middle English incarnacion, borrowed from Old French incarnacion, from Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin incarnatio, from Late Latin incarnari (“to be made flesh”).

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