PYGMALION
\pɪɡmˈali͡ən], \pɪɡmˈaliən], \p_ɪ_ɡ_m_ˈa_l_iə_n]\
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(Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea
By Princeton University
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