persona

Persona is the part of yourself you present to the world, the image you want to present or the role that an actor or author uses.

(noun)

  1. An example of persona is when you try to act tough and unemotional.
  2. An example of persona is the character an actor is playing.

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See persona in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. personae , personas

  1. the characters of a drama, novel, etc.
  2. Psychol. the outer personality or facade presented to others by an individual

Origin: L: see person

See persona in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. pl. per·so·nas or per·so·nae (-nē) A voice or character representing the speaker in a literary work.
  2. personae The characters in a dramatic or literary work.
  3. pl. personas personas The role that one assumes or displays in public or society; one's public image or personality, as distinguished from the inner self.

Origin:

Origin: Latin persōna; see person

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