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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 | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of dramatis personae in English. dramatis personae. 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.
1. : the characters or actors in a drama. 2. singular in construction : a list of the characters or actors in a drama. 3. : people who figure prominently in something (such as an event) Examples of dramatis personae in a Sentence.
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.
1. (used with a pl. v.) the characters in a play. 2. (used with a sing. v.)
(used with a singular verb) a list of the characters preceding the text of a play. dramatis personae. / ˈdrɑːmətɪs pəˈsəʊnaɪ / plural noun. the characters or a list of characters in a play or story. the main personalities in any situation or event.
The Latin phrase for ‘persons of the play’, used to refer collectively to the characters represented in a dramatic work (or, by extension, a narrative work). This phrase is the conventional heading for a list of characters published in the text of a play or in a theatrical programme.
dramatis personae Add to list Share. dramatis personae. Definitions of dramatis personae. noun. the actors in a play. synonyms: cast, cast of characters. see more.
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Define dramatis personae. dramatis personae synonyms, dramatis personae pronunciation, dramatis personae translation, English dictionary definition of dramatis personae. pl.n. 1. The characters in a play or story. 2. A list of the characters in a play or story.
