prosopon
Meanings
noun
- A mask worn by an actor to indicate the character being played.
- The self-manifestation of an individual.
- A variety of small-scale structures in trilobites, such as ribbing, domes, and perforations.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, mask, person”). Doublet of partzuf.
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