dramatis personaen.
/ˈdramətɪs pəˈsəʊniː/ Abbreviated
The characters of a drama or play; the actors in a drama. literal or figurative.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [noun] > collectively
dramatis personae1730
persons of the drama1895
1730 H. Fielding Temple Beau i. vi. 15 There is (to give you a short Dramatis Personae) my worthy Uncle [etc.].
1806 J. Jay Corr. & Public Papers (1893) IV. 308 Whether this distant nation is to appear among the dramatis personae cannot now be known.
1821 Ld. Byron Diary 13 Jan. Sketched the outline and Dram. Pers. of a..tragedy.
1895 Law Times 99 547/1 His dramatis personæ included a low attorney.
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