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prosopography

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi

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noun

Meaning 1

A study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: prosopo- + -graphy; from the Latin prosōpographia (“description of a person’s appearance; description of an individual’s life”), from the Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, person”) + -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā, “writing, drawing”). See also prosopon.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: prosopografia — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Basque: prosopografia — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Belarusian: прасапаграфія (prasapahrafija) — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Bulgarian: просопография (prosopografija) — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Catalan: prosopografia — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Czech: prosopografie — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Dutch: prosopografie — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • French: prosopographie — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Galician: prosopografía — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • German: Prosopographie — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Hebrew: פרוסופוגרפיה — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Hungarian: prozopográfia — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Italian: prosopografia — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Japanese: プロソポグラフィ — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Norwegian: prosopografi — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Polish: prozopografia — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Portuguese: prosopografia — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Russian: просопография (prosopografija) — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Spanish: prosopografía — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Ukrainian: просопографія (prosopohrafija) — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
  • Welsh: prosopograffeg — a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
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