προσωποποιία

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From προσωποποιέω (prosōpopoiéō) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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προσωποποιῐ́ᾱ (prosōpopoiíāf (genitive προσωποποιῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. dramatization, the putting of speeches into the mouths of characters
  2. change of grammatical person

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • English: prosopopoeia (learned)
  • French: prosopopée (learned)
  • Italian: prosopopea (learned)

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