noun
incarnation
ihng-kah-NAY-shuhn
noun
1
A particular version or form that something takes, especially one in a series of forms.
"This app is the latest incarnation of a tool the company first built a decade ago."
"The band went through several incarnations before finding success."
2
(religion) The idea of a god or spirit taking on human or bodily form.
"The Incarnation is central to Christian theology."
How to Use Incarnation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA version of something, or the idea of a spirit taking bodily form.
Common pairings
a previous incarnation
in its current incarnation
the Incarnation of Christ
Word Forms
incarnations plural
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Etymology
From Late Latin incarnatio, "being made flesh," ultimately from Latin caro/carn-, "flesh."