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- Dictionarydramatis personae/ˌdramətɪs pəːˈsəʊnʌɪ/
plural
- 1. the characters of a play, novel, or narrative: "he has little gift for bringing his dramatis personae to life"
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Dramatis personae is a Latin term that means the characters or actors in a drama. It can also refer to the main people in an event or situation. See examples, synonyms, etymology, and related words.
noun [ plural ] formal uk / drəˌmɑː.tɪs pɜːˈsəʊ.naɪ / us / ˌdræm.ə.t̬ɪs pɚˈsoʊ.naɪ / Add to word list. all the characters in a play. Compare. cast noun. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Literature. accentual. action hero. alliterative. alternative history. anapest. fictionality. fictionally. fictively. non-canonical. non-character.
Dramatis personae (Latin: 'persons of the drama') are the main characters in a dramatic work written in a list. [ not verified in body ] Such lists are commonly employed in various forms of theatre , and also on screen.
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the main personalities in any situation or event. dramatis personae. A Latin expression for “cast of characters .”. It means literally “the persons of the drama” and is occasionally used at the beginning of scripts for plays as the title of the list of characters.
Dramatis personae is a Latin phrase meaning the characters in a play or story. It can also refer to the main personalities in any situation or event. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of dramatis personae, a Latin term for all the characters in a play. Find out more with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app and the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
