prosopon

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noun

A mask worn by an actor to indicate the character being played.

OriginAncient Greek πρόσωπον →
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Meanings

nounprosopon (plural prosopons or prosopa)

plural prosopons · plural prosopa

  1. historicalAncient Greek theatreA mask worn by an actor to indicate the character being played.
  2. lifestyleThe self-manifestation of an individual.
  3. biologyA variety of small-scale structures in trilobites, such as ribbing, domes, and perforations.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπρόσωπον“face, mask, person”
  2. Englishprosopon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, mask, person”). Doublet of partzuf.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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