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View synonyms for prosopopoeia
prosopopoeia
or pro·so·po·pe·ia
[ proh-soh-puh-pee-uh ]
noun
, Rhetoric.
- personification, as of inanimate things.
- a figure of speech in which an imaginary, absent, or deceased person is represented as speaking or acting.
prosopopoeia
/ ˌprɒsəpəˈpiːə /
noun
- See personificationrhetoric another word for personification
- a figure of speech that represents an imaginary, absent, or dead person speaking or acting
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Derived Forms
- ˌprosopoˈpoeial, adjective
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- pro·sopo·poeial adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prosopopoeia1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prosopopoeia1
C16: via Latin from Greek prosōpopoiia dramatization, from prosōpon face + poiein to make
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