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prosopography

[ pros-uh-pog-ruh-fee ]

noun

, plural pros·o·pog·ra·phies.
  1. a study of a collection of persons or characters, especially their appearances, careers, personalities, etc., within a historical, literary, or social context.
  2. a description of a person's appearance, career, personality, etc.

prosopography

/ ˌprɒsəpəˈɡræfɪkəl; ˌprɒsəˈpɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

  1. a description of a person's life and career
  2. the study of such descriptions as part of history, esp Roman history
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • prosopographical, adjective
  • ˌprosopoˈgraphically, adverb
  • ˌprosoˈpographer, noun
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Other Words From

  • proso·pogra·pher noun
  • pros·o·po·graph·i·cal [pros-oh-p, uh, -, graf, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prosopography1

C16: from New Latin prosopographia, from Greek prosōpon face, person + -graphy

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