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dramatis personae definition

drama·tis per·so·nae (dram′ə tis pər sō′nē, drä′mə-)

the characters in a play, or a list of these

Etymology: ModL < LL dramatis, gen. of drama, drama + L personae, pl. of persona, character, person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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