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dramatis personae

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dram·a·tis per·so·nae  (drm-ts pr-sn, dräm-ts pr-sn)
pl.n.
1. The characters in a play or story.
2. A list of the characters in a play or story.

[Latin drmatis, genitive of drma, drama + persnae, pl. of persna, character.]

dramatis personae [ˈdrɑːmətɪs pəˈsəʊnaɪ]
pl n (often functioning as singular)
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the characters or a list of characters in a play or story
2. the main personalities in any situation or event
[from New Latin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dramatis personae - the actors in a play
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
troupe, company - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"
supporting players, ensemble - a cast other than the principals
Translations
dramatis personae [ˈdræmətɪspɜːˈsəʊnaɪ] Npersonajes mpl (del drama etc)
dramatis personae [ˌdræmətɪspərˈsəʊnaɪ] nplpersonnages d'une pièce de théâtre)mpl >
dramatis personae
plPersonen plder Handlung, dramatis personae pl (old)
dramatis personae [ˈdræmətɪspɜːˈsəʊnaɪ] npersonaggi mpl
dramatis personae [ˈdræmətɪspɜːˈsəʊnaɪ] npersonaggi mpl


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Browning's works, the culmination of his dramatic method, and the turning-point more decisively than Dramatis Personae of his style.
Jo accepted it with a smile, for she had never outgrown her liking for lads, and soon found herself involved in the usual labyrinth of love, mystery, and murder, for the story belonged to that class of light literature in which the passions have a holiday, and when the author's invention fails, a grand catastrophe clears the stage of one half the dramatis personae, leaving the other half to exult over their downfall.
Destiny stands by sarcastic with our dramatis personae folded in her hand.
 
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