dramatis personae

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Etymology

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

Noun

dramatis personae pl (normally plural, singular dramatis persona)

  1. A list of characters in a play or story, usually arranged in order of first appearance.
    • 1995 October 1, Robert Frost, Richard Poirier, Robert Frost: Collected Poems, Prose, & Plays (LOA #81) (DE-601)374069697: Library of America series)‎, Library of America, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 385:

      ( 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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