/ pəˈsəʊnə; NAmE pərˈsoʊnə/ noun
( pl. per·son·ae / -niː; NAmE ; -naɪ/ or per·so·nas ) ( formal ) the aspects of a person's character that they show to other people, especially when their real character is different :
His public persona is quite different from the family man described in the book.
—see also dramatis personae
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: Latin , literally mask, character played by an actor .