Etymology

dramatis personae

Today it means: The characters in a play, story, or history; a list of them, usually arranged in order of first appearance, as protatic matter. Full definition →

Latin dramatis personae
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdramatis personae
  2. English todaydramatis personae

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

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