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noun
The act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing.
is a specific kind of: actualisation, actualization, realisation, realization.
is a broader term that covers: depersonalisation, depersonalization, reification | exteriorisation, exteriorization, externalisation, externalization | hypostatisation, hypostatization, reification | embodiment.
derivation: exteriorise, exteriorize, externalise, externalize, objectify.
A concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle.
is a specific kind of: representation.
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