Definition of avatar
1
: an electronic image that represents and may be manipulated by a computer user (as in a game)
2
: the incarnation of a Hindu deity (such as Vishnu)
3a
: an incarnation in human form
b
: an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person
She was regarded as an avatar of charity and concern for the poor.
4
: a variant phase or version of a continuing basic entity
the latest avatar of the conservative movement
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The first known use of avatar was in 1784
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