prosopopée

See also: prosopopee

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prosopopoeia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek προσωποποιΐα (prosōpopoiḯa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁo.zɔ.pɔ.pe/
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Noun

prosopopée f (plural prosopopées)

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

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