/ pəˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmE pərˌsɑːn-/ noun
1.
[ C , usually sing. ] personification of sth a person who has a lot of a particular quality or characteristic
SYN epitome :
She was the personification of elegance.
2.
[ U , C ] the practice of representing objects, qualities, etc. as humans, in art and literature; an object, quality, etc. that is represented in this way :
the personification of autumn in Keats's poem