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Noun: persona (personas,personae)  ,pur'sow-nu
  1. An actor's portrayal of someone in a play
    "she played the persona of Desdemona";
    - character, role, theatrical role, part
     
  2. (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
    "a public persona is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty";
    - image
     
  3. A character, role, or aspect of personality presented to or perceived by others, especially one assumed by an author, actor, or user
    "She crafted a witty online persona to attract followers"; "His public persona was very different from his private self"Adj. one-shot: occurring or done only once; "They conducted a one-shot survey of customer preferences"

Derived forms: personae, personas

Type of: appearance, characterization, enactment, personation, portrayal, visual aspect

Encyclopedia: Persona