prosopopœia

A form of prosopopoeia — An act of personifying a person or object when communicating to an audience; a figure of speech involving this.

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Meanings

nounprosopopœia (countable and uncountable, plural prosopopœias or prosopopœiæ)

plural prosopopœias · plural prosopopœiæ

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete typography of prosopopoeia.
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APA

prosopopœia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosopop%C5%93ia

MLA

“prosopopœia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosopop%C5%93ia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prosopopœia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosopop%C5%93ia.

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