n.
Pronunciation: p ə r- ' s ō -n ə , - ˌ nä
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural per · so · nae \ -( ˌ )n ē , - ˌ n ī \ or personas
Etymology: L
Date: 1909
1 : a character assumed by an author in a written work
2 a plural personas [ New Latin, from L] : an individual's social facade or front that especially in the analytic psychology of C. G. Jung reflects the role in life the individual is playing ― compare ANIMA b : the personality that a person (as an actor or politician) projects in public : IMAGE
3 plural personae : a character in a fictional presentation (as a novel or play) ― usually used in plural <comic personae >