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incarnation

incarnation

23 6.3
A certain form or version of something, like a newer model
  • noun
  • /ˌɪn.kɑːrˈneɪ.ʃən/
translation icon : versión
  • The latest incarnation of the smartphone includes several new features that users love.
  • current incarnation
  • latest incarnation
  • new incarnation

Or some some other incarnation of that.

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Examples

  • It's therefore often referred to as this first incarnation of a scientific medicine as bedside medicine.

  • In each of these cultures, science was different from the modern incarnation, and so were the religions.

    Academic text (1996)
  • And then also just talk about the first incarnation of the game as you played it for yourself.

  • In its most recent incarnation, we have known it as the problem of "the two cultures."

    Academic text (2003)
  • The lines of this canon in its current incarnation are not quite so clearly drawn.

    Academic text (1990)
  • This is the first real incarnation of trying to apply their conception of morality to all of America.

  • Good evening, and welcome to the next incarnation for Darwin's Legacy.

  • So you have to be prepared to explain how your features different from other incarnations in the history of literature.

  • The end result is a flexible, hybrid culture, one that has many incarnations and many centers.

    Academic text (1996)
  • We're very pleased with some of the concepts we've come up with for the new incarnation of Harraps.

Synonyms

edition
vsincarnation
58 3.5

A slightly different version of a person or thing

describes a particular form among several across time rather than a slight variant

Antonyms

A state of having no physical body, as if a mind existed without a body

How Distinct

incarnation
23 6.3
form
839 1.3
version
526 2.8
iteration
28 5.1

Surface Forms

incarnation singular
incarnations plural

Morphology

incarnation = incarnate (semi-transparent) = in + carn + ion

Morphologically a regular nominalization from 'incarnate' meaning 'a particular embodiment or instance'.

Etymology

Incarnation comes from Latin in- 'in' and carnis 'flesh', meaning 'becoming flesh'. A helpful way to remember its modern use is to think of each new form or version as a new 'body' for the same idea, which is why we talk about a new incarnation of a product or character.