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Anslyn Jiang Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
why "head portrait" or "profile picture" is called 'avatar' ?
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This follows from the meaning of the word "avatar," a symbolic image of someone or something. The picture posted online represents the person.
- This follows from the meaning of the word "avatar," a symbolic image of someone or something.
- The picture posted online represents the person.
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This follows from the meaning of the word "avatar," a symbolic image of someone or something. The picture posted online represents the person.
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It is not necessarily a portrait or profile. It can be any figure that represents the person.
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The source:
1.Hindu mythology: the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape;the incarnation of a ***
2.an embodiment or personification, as of a principle, attitude, or view of life.
1.Hindu mythology: the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape;the incarnation of a ***
2.an embodiment or personification, as of a principle, attitude, or view of life.
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