Anthropomorphosis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Transformation into a human form. countable, uncountable

    "He’s best known for his views of aristocratic race horses, seen purely as beautiful animals with no attempt at anthropomorphosis, but he painted other mammals too, dogs, lions, tigers, oxen, monkeys and humans."

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"He’s best known for his views of aristocratic race horses, seen purely as beautiful animals with no attempt at anthropomorphosis, but he painted other mammals too, dogs, lions, tigers, oxen, monkeys and humans."

Etymology

From anthropo- + morphosis.

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