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personification in French

personification in French is personnification — personification means a person or thing that perfectly represents a particular quality.

personification in French

personnification
noun

What does "personification" mean?

  1. noun A person or thing that perfectly represents a particular quality.
    "The coach is the personification of patience."
  2. noun A literary technique that gives human qualities to an object, animal, or idea.
    "You might search in vain if you go looking for personification in his works: his style was very concrete."
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personification in a sentence

  • The coach is the personification of patience.
  • You might search in vain if you go looking for personification in his works: his style was very concrete.
  • The poem uses personification, describing the wind as "whispering secrets."

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What is "personification" in French?
"personification" in French is personnification. personification means: A person or thing that perfectly represents a particular quality.
How do you use "personification" in a sentence?
Example: "The coach is the personification of patience." In French, "personification" is personnification.
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