dramatis personae

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The characters in a play, story, or history; a list of them, usually arranged in order of first appearance, as protatic matter.

Word forms

dramatis personae dramatis persona dramatis personæ

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dramatis personae (literally “characters of the play”).

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