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prosopon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
proso-pon
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mask worn by an actor to indicate the character being played.

noun

The self-manifestation of an individual.

noun

A variety of small-scale structures in trilobites, such as ribbing, domes, and perforations.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

prosopons (plural) prosopa (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

prosopography hypostasis

Questions

What does prosopon mean?
A mask worn by an actor to indicate the character being played.
Where does prosopon come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, mask, person”). Doublet of partzuf.

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