n.
Pronunciation: ˌ prä-s ə - ' pä-gr ə -f ē
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin prosopographia, from Greek pros ō pon person + -graphia -graphy
Date: 1929
: a study that identifies and relates a group of persons or characters within a particular historical or literary context
– pros · o · po · graph · i · cal \ -p ə - ' gra-fi-k ə l \ adjective