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prosoponology

prosoponology noun: the collection and classification of masks.

Noun

prosoponology (uncountable)

  1. The collection and classification of masks.

Origin of prosoponology

From Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face”) + -logy. By surface analysis, prosopo- + logy or prosop- + -ology.

Questions about prosoponology

What does prosoponology mean?
Prosoponology means the collection and classification of masks.
What part of speech is prosoponology?
Prosoponology is a noun.

Words near prosoponology in the dictionary

  1. prosopometamorphopsia
  2. prosopometamorphopsias
  3. prosopomorphic
  4. prosopon
  5. prosoponeuralgia
  6. prosoponology
  7. prosopons
  8. prosopopeia
  9. prosopopesis
  10. prosopopoeia
  11. prosopopoeiae

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