persona
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’.
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