Main Entry:

per·so·na

Pronunciation:

\pər-ˈsō-nə, -ˌnä\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural per·so·nae \-(ˌ)nē, -ˌnī\ or personas

Etymology:

Latin

Date:

1909

1: a character assumed by an author in a written work2 aplural personas [New Latin, from Latin] : an individual's social facade or front that especially in the analytic psychology of C. G. Jung reflects the role in life the individual is playing — compare anima b: the personality that a person (as an actor or politician) projects in public : image3plural personae : a character in a fictional presentation (as a novel or play) —usually used in plural <comic personae>