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persona

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>

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