Prosopography Definition
prŏsə-pŏgrə-fē
noun
The study of careers, esp. of individuals linked by family, economic, social, or political relationships.
Webster's New World
A study, often using statistics, that identifies and draws relationships between various characters or people within a specific historical, social, or literary context.
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Other Word Forms of Prosopography
Noun
Singular:
prosopography
Plural:
prosopographiesOrigin of Prosopography
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From the Latin prosōpographia (“description of a person's appearance", “description of an individual's life"), from the Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prosōpon, “face", “person") + -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-graphiā, “-writing", “-drawing"). See also prosopon.
From Wiktionary
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Greek prosōpon character prosopopeia –graphy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Greek prosōpon character prosopopeia –graphy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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