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prosopopoeia

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Main Entry: pro·so·po·poe·ia
Pronunciation: \prə-ˌsō-pə-ˈpē-ə, ˌprä-sə-pə-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek prosōpopoiia, from prosōpon mask, person (from pros- + ōps face) + poiein to make — more at eye, poet
Date: circa 1555

1 : a figure of speech in which an imaginary or absent person is represented as speaking or acting
2 : personification


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