English Explanatory Dictionary

prosopography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships.

Word forms

prosopography prosopographies

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: prosopo- + -graphy; from the Latin prosōpographia (“description of a person’s appearance; description of an individual’s life”), from the Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, person”) + -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā, “writing, drawing”). See also prosopon.

Derived words

prosopographic prosopographical
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