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prosopopoeia

pro·so·po·poeia

UK/pɹəˌsəʊpəˈpiːə/ uncommon

noun

1.

representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature

Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προσωποποιία (prosōpopoiía, “dramatization, the putting of speeches into the mouths of characters”). By surface analysis, prosopo- + -poeia.

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