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  1. noun The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form.
  2. noun An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning.
  3. noun A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar.

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  1. Sanskrit avatāraḥ, descent (of a deity from heaven), avatar : ava, down + tarati, he crosses; see terə-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Sanskrit avatāra, descent, from ava, down, + √ tar, cross over, pass through.
 

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