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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dramatis personae /ˌdramətɪs pəːˈsəʊnʌɪ, -niː/

▶plural noun the characters of a play, novel, or narrative.

– origin C18: from L., lit. ‘persons of the drama’.

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