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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•so•po•poe•ia (prō sō′pə pē′ə),USA pronunciation n. [Rhet.]- personification, as of inanimate things.
- a figure of speech in which an imaginary, absent, or deceased person is represented as speaking or acting.
Also, pro•so′po•pe′ia. - Greek prosōpopoiía personification, equivalent. to prósōpo(n) face, person + poi(eîn) to make + -ia -ia
- Latin prosōpopoeia
- 1555–65
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