prosopon

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prosopon

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, mask, person”). Doublet of partzuf.

noun prosopons · prosopa

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

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@misc{prosopon_2026,
  title = {prosopon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prosopon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}