dramatis personae
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dramatis personae
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Borrowed from Latin dramatis personae (literally “characters of the play”).
noun dramatis persona · dramatis personæ
- The characters in a play, story, or history; a list of them, usually arranged in order of first appearance, as protatic matter. (The Devil enters like a sapphire wasp That flickers mica wings. He lifts a hand To brush away a disrespectful smile. Job’s wife sits up.) Job’s Wife ➢ Well, if we aren’t all here. Including me, the only Dramatis Personae needed to enact the problem.
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| Deutsch | Dramatis Personae |
|---|---|
| Русский | действующие лица dejstvujuščije lica |
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