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prosopopeia
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pro⋅so⋅po⋅poe⋅ia
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proʊˌsoʊ
pəˈpi
ə
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pee
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–noun
Rhetoric
.
1.
personification, as of inanimate things.
2.
a figure of speech in which an imaginary, absent, or deceased person is represented as speaking or acting.
Also,
pro⋅so⋅po⋅pe⋅ia.
Origin:
1555–65;
< L
prosōpopoeia
< Gk
prosōpopoiía
personification, equiv. to
prósōpo
(
n
) face,
person
+
poi
(
eîn
) to make +
-ia
-ia
Related forms:
pro⋅so⋅po⋅poe⋅ial,
adjective
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[proh-soh-puh-pee-uh] 
pəˈpi