| English noun: persona | 
| 1. | persona (cognition) an actor's portrayal of someone in a play | 
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 | Samples | She played the part of Desdemona. 
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 | Synonyms | character, part, role, theatrical role | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | characterization, enactment, personation, portrayal | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | baddie, bit part, heavy, hero, heroine, ingenue, minor role, name part, title role, villain | 
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| 2. | persona (attribute) (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world | 
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 | Samples | A public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty. 
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 | Synonyms | image | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | appearance, visual aspect | 
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 | Domain category | Carl Gustav Jung, Carl Jung, Jung, psychological science, psychology | 
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