prosopography
[ pros-uh-pog-ruh-fee ]
noun,plural pros·o·pog·ra·phies.
a study of a collection of persons or characters, especially their appearances, careers, personalities, etc., within a historical, literary, or social context.
a description of a person's appearance, career, personality, etc.
Other words from prosopography
- pros·o·pog·ra·pher, noun
- pros·o·po·graph·i·cal [pros-oh-puh-graf-i-kuhl], /ˌprɒs oʊ pəˈgræf ɪ kəl/, adjective
Words Nearby prosopography
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British Dictionary definitions for prosopography
prosopography
/ (ˌprɒsəˈpɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun
a description of a person's life and career
the study of such descriptions as part of history, esp Roman history
Origin of prosopography
1C16: from New Latin prosopographia, from Greek prosōpon face, person + -graphy
Derived forms of prosopography
- prosopographer, noun
- prosopographical (ˌprɒsəpəˈɡræfɪkəl), adjective
- prosopographically, adverb
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