prosopopée

See also: prosopopee

French

Etymology

From Latin prosopopoeia, from Ancient Greek προσωποποιΐα (prosōpopoiḯa), from πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “person, appearance”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.zɔ.pɔ.pe/

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Noun

prosopopée f (plural prosopopées)

1. (rhetoric) prosopopoeia
2. (rare) a vehement and emphatic discourse

See also

• idolopée
• personnification
• sermocination
• discours
• évocation
• harangue

Further reading

• “prosopopée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.