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prosopa

prosopa is the plural of prosopon.

Meaning of prosopon

Noun

prosopon (plural prosopons or prosopa)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greek theatre) A mask worn by an actor to indicate the character being played.
  2. The self-manifestation of an individual.
  3. A variety of small-scale structures in trilobites, such as ribbing, domes, and perforations.

Questions about prosopa

What is prosopa the plural of?
Prosopa is the plural of prosopon.

Words near prosopa in the dictionary

  1. prosomes
  2. prosomite
  3. prosomites
  4. prosonomasia
  5. prosop-
  6. prosopa
  7. prosopagnosia
  8. prosopagnosias
  9. prosopagnosic
  10. prosopagnosics
  11. prosopalgia

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