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Definition of dramatis personae noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dramatis personae

noun

/ˌdræmətɪs pəˈsəʊnaɪ/

/ˌdræmətɪs pərˈsəʊni/

[plural] (from Latin, specialist)

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all the characters in a play in the theatreTopics Film and theatrec2
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘persons of the drama’.

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