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persona

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
persona /pəˈsəʊnə, pəː-/

▶noun (pl. personas or personae /-niː/)

1 the aspect of a person's character that is presented to or perceived by others. Compare with anima.

2 a role or character adopted by an author or actor.

– origin C18: L., lit. ‘mask, character played by an actor’.

'persona' also found in these Oxford entries:

anima - impersonate - in propria persona - parson - person - persona grata - personalty - persona non grata

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