prosopopoeia
1 synonym for prosopopoeia, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A way of speaking that gives human qualities to a thing or an absent person.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προσωποποιία (prosōpopoiía, "dramatization, the putting of speeches into the mouths of characters"). Its surface form breaks down as prosopo- + -poeia.
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