n.
Pronunciation: pr ə - ˌ s ō -p ə - ' p ē - ə , ˌ prä-s ə -p ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek pros ō popoiia, from pros ō pon mask, person (fr. pros- + ō ps face) + poiein to make ― more at EYE , POET
Date: circa 1555
1 : a figure of speech in which an imaginary or absent person is represented as speaking or acting
2 : PERSONIFICATION