prosopo'graphically

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prosopography (ˌprɒsəˈpɒɡrəfɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a description of a person's life and career
2.  the study of such descriptions as part of history, esp Roman history
 
[C16: from New Latin prosopographia, from Greek prosōpon face, person + -graphy]
 
proso'pographer
 
n
 
prosopographical
 
adj
 
prosopo'graphically
 
adv

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