prosopographer
əˈpɒg noun, plural pros·o·pog·ra·phies.
1.
a study of a collection of persons or characters, especially their appearances, careers, personalities, etc., within a historical, literary, or social context.
2.
a description of a person's appearance, career, personality, etc.
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prosopography (ˌprɒsəˈpɒɡrəfɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 + | |
| proso'pographer | |
| —n | |
| prosopographical | |
| —adj | |
| prosopo'graphically | |
| —adv | |
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| prosopography (ˌprɒsəˈpɒɡrəfɪ) | |
| —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 + | |
| proso'pographer | |
| —n | |
| prosopographical | |
| —adj | |
| prosopo'graphically | |
| —adv | |
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