prosopon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mask worn by an actor to indicate the character being played.
  2. The self-manifestation of an individual.
  3. A variety of small-scale structures in trilobites, such as ribbing, domes, and perforations.

Word forms

prosopon prosopons prosopa

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, mask, person”). Doublet of partzuf.

Related words

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