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   persona

   /pəˈsəʊnə/

   noun

   • 1. the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others: "her public persona has been sold to millions of women as the ideal"
   • ▪ a role or character adopted by an author, actor, etc. or in a game: "Bowie burned through one persona after another"
   • ▪ (in Jungian psychology) the outer or assumed aspect of character. "persona and anima switch roles and merge in slow, smooth ways"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: Latin, literally ‘mask, character played by an actor’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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