# dramatis personae

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The characters in a play, story, or history; a list of them, usually arranged in order of first appearance, as protatic matter.

## Etymology
From Latin dramatis personae (literally “characters of the play”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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