prosopomorphic

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adjective

Shaped like a face

Scrabble 27

Meanings

adjectiveprosopomorphic (comparative more prosopomorphic, superlative most prosopomorphic)

comparative more prosopomorphic · superlative most prosopomorphic

  1. Shaped like a face

    Prosopomorphic lids made of processed and baked clay, stylized with motifs and astonishing artistic ornamentation discovered in Fafos.

    2012, Milot Berisha, Archaeological Guide of Kosovo, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2021, page 28

Origin

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: prosopo- + -morphic.

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APA

prosopomorphic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosopomorphic

MLA

“prosopomorphic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosopomorphic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prosopomorphic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosopomorphic.

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