First Known Use: circa 1555
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prosopopoeia
noun pro·so·po·poe·ia \prə-ˌsō-pə-ˈpē-ə, ˌprä-sə-pə-\
Definition of PROSOPOPOEIA
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: a figure of speech in which an imaginary or absent person is represented as speaking or acting
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