pro|so|po|poe|ia

pro|so|po|poe|ia
pro|so|po|poe|ia «proh SOH puh PEE uh», noun.
1. = personification. (Cf.personification)
2. the representation of an imaginary or absent person as speaking or acting.
[< Latin prosōpopoeia < Greek prosōpopoiía < prósōpon a person, face (< prós toward + , ōpós face, countenance) + poieîn to make]

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