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anthropomorphic an-thruh-puh-MOR-fik noun, adjective human attributes attributed to non-human things 1912Time and ChangeScience has fairly turned us out of our comfortable little anthropomorphic notion of things into the great out-of-doors of the universe.1916The Religious Spirit of the SlavsAll the forces, whether friendly or unfriendly to man, are man like, anthropomorphic, and none of them are indifferent to human life and doings.1974Dream Done GreenThe mal standing in the foyer was not as large as some. La Moure's elephants were much bigger. But it was extraordinary in other ways. Particularly the head. Why ... it was exquisite! Truly breathtaking. Not an anthropomorphic beauty, but something uniquely its own.Labels: Alan Dean Foster, John Burroughs, Nikolai Velimirovic
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