dramatis personae
noun/ˌdræmətɪs pəˈsəʊnaɪ/
/ˌdræmətɪs pərˈsəʊni/
[plural] (from Latin, specialist)- all the characters in a play in the theatreTopics Film and theatrec2Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘persons of the drama’.
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