Persona Definition

pər-sōnə
personae, personas
noun
personae, personas
The character represented by the voice of the speaker in a literary work.
American Heritage
The characters of a drama, novel, etc.
Webster's New World
The outer personality or facade presented to others by an individual.
Webster's New World
The role that one assumes or displays in public or society; one's public image or personality, as distinguished from the inner self.
American Heritage Medicine

(psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.

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Other Word Forms of Persona

Noun

Singular:
persona
Plural:
person, personae, personas

Origin of Persona

  • From Latin persōna (“mask; character"), sometimes said to derive from personare (“to sound through") or from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin persōna person

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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