Definitions of prosopopoeia [ʊˌsoʊ pəˈpi ə]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) prosopopoeia
personification, as of inanimate things.

2. prosopopoeia
a figure of speech in which an imaginary, absent, or deceased person is represented as speaking or acting.

Etymology: (1555–65; < L prosōpopoeia < Gk prosōpopoiía=prósōpo(n) face, person+poi(eîn) to make +-ia -ia)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) personification, prosopopoeia
representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature

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