ANTHROPOMORPHOSIS
\ˌanθɹəpəmˈɔːfəsˌɪs], \ˌanθɹəpəmˈɔːfəsˌɪs], \ˌa_n_θ_ɹ_ə_p_ə_m_ˈɔː_f_ə_s_ˌɪ_s]\
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By Noah Webster.
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an-thr[=o]-po-morf-os'is, or -morf'os-is, n. transformation into human shape.--adj. ANTHROPOMORPH'OUS, formed like or resembling man. [Gr. anthropomorph[=o]sis--anthr[=o]pos, man, and a verb of action, formed from morph[=e], shape.]
By Thomas Davidson
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