av‧a‧tar /ˈævətɑː $ -tɑːr/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Sanskrit; Origin: avatara 'descent', from avatarati 'he or she comes down']

1. literary a person or animal who is really a god in human or animal form

2. formal a person who represents an idea or quality

3. a picture of a person or animal that represents you on a computer screen, for example in some chat rooms or when you are playing games over the Internet

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