First Known Use: 1929
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prosopography
noun pros·o·pog·ra·phy \ˌprä-sə-ˈpä-grə-fē\
Definition of PROSOPOGRAPHY
: a study that identifies and relates a group of persons or characters within a particular historical or literary context
— pros·o·po·graph·i·cal \-pə-ˈgra-fi-kəl\ adjective
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Origin of PROSOPOGRAPHY
New Latin prosopographia, from Greek prosōpon person + -graphia -graphy
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