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Personae Per·so·nae

Spelling: [per-soh-nee]

IPA: /pərˈsoʊ ni/

Personae is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 382 anagrams from letters in Personae (aeenoprs).

Definitions for Personae

noun

1. a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
2. a person.
3. personae, the characters in a play, novel, etc.
4. the narrator of or a character in a literary work, sometimes identified with the author.
5. (in the psychology of C. G. Jung) the mask or façade presented to satisfy the demands of the situation or the environment and not representing the inner personality of the individual; the public personality (contrasted with anima).
6. a person's perceived or evident personality, as that of a well-known official, actor, or celebrity; personal image; public role.

Origin of Personae

First recorded in 1905-10, persona is from the Latin word persōna mask, character. See person

Examples for Personae

Personae, Thirteenth edition, the twelfth having appeared in 1634.

Its Personae are the men and women who constantly appear and reappear throughout this cycle.

"Personae," the first book published in London, followed early in 1909.

Glover seems to be combining his Personae, and the response has been positive.

But his Personae kept evolving, infuriating listeners who wanted him to be the model from three years earlier.

A list of Personae is given in the original on the verso of the title-leaf.

Certain of the poems in "Lustra" have offended admirers of the verse of the "Personae" period.

"Personae" and "Exultations" show his talent for turning his studies to account.