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 work
2 a plural 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 : image
3 plural personae : a character in a fictional presentation (as a novel or play) —usually used in plural <comic personae>