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Noun: objectification  ub,jek-ti-fu'key-shun
  1. The act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
    "The artist's objectification of emotions through sculpture was powerful"
     
  2. A concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle
    "The artist's sculpture served as an objectification of the concept of freedom"

Derived forms: objectifications

Type of: actualisation [Brit], actualization, realisation [Brit], realization, representation

Encyclopedia: Objectification