reincarnation
noun
re·in·car·na·tion
ˌrē-(ˌ)in-(ˌ)kär-ˈnā-shən 
1
a
: the action of reincarnating : the state of being reincarnated
b
: rebirth in new bodies or forms of life
especially
: a rebirth of a soul in a new human body
2
: a fresh embodiment
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Never mind that attacking Harris as the reincarnation of Joseph Stalin in a designer pants suit is laughably false.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Bassist Phil Lesh, whose dense, inventive playing powered the Grateful Dead and, following the 1995 death of guitarist Jerry Garcia, many of the San Francisco band’s touring reincarnations, died Friday.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
Never mind that attacking Harris as the reincarnation of Joseph Stalin in a designer pants suit is laughably false.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2024
Here's the complicated part: Billy is the living reincarnation of the Scarlet Witch's son, one of the twins that Wanda Maximoff magically creates in the comics, along with his brother Tommy.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Reincarnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reincarnation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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reincarnation
noun
re·in·car·na·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌin-ˌkär-ˈnā-shən
1
: the action of reincarnating : the state of being reincarnated
2
: rebirth in new bodies or forms of life
especially
: a rebirth of a soul in a new human body
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