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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DRAMATIS PERSONAE

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRAMATIS PERSONAE

dramatis personae  [ˈdrɑːmətɪs pəˈsəʊnaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRAMATIS PERSONAE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dramatis personae is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRAMATIS PERSONAE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dramatis personae

Dramatis personæ

Dramatis personæ is a phrase used to refer collectively, in the form of a list, to the main characters in a dramatic work. Such lists are commonly employed in various forms of theater, and also on screen. Typically, off-stage characters are not considered part of the dramatis personæ. It is said to have been recorded in English since 1730, and is also evident in international use. However, the term is closely associated with the works of William Shakespeare and appears in the original publication of the First Folio, published in 1623. It is customary to give a cast list, which also has next to each character name the name of the actor or actress playing the part; an alternate type lists the names of the actors who played the parts originally. In order not to give away vital parts of the plot some names may be altered, for example mixed up with another name. Some minor characters may be listed just as the actors who perform the parts.

Definition of dramatis personae in the English dictionary

The definition of dramatis personae in the dictionary is the characters or a list of characters in a play or story. Other definition of dramatis personae is the main personalities in any situation or event.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRAMATIS PERSONAE


acini
ˈæsɪnaɪ
Adonai
ˌædɒˈnaɪ
alumni
əˈlʌmnaɪ
Brunei
bruːˈnaɪ
Chennai
tʃɪˈnaɪ
Cygni
ˈsɪɡnaɪ
decani
dɪˈkeɪnaɪ
Delphini
dɛlˈfaɪnaɪ
deny
dɪˈnaɪ
Eridani
ɛˈrɪdəˌnaɪ
Gemini
ˈdʒɛmɪˌnaɪ
Iceni
aɪˈsiːnaɪ
nigh
naɪ
nye
naɪ
Panay
pɑːˈnaɪ
rabboni
ræˈbəʊnaɪ
Sinai
ˈsaɪnaɪ
snye
snaɪ
termini
ˈtɜːmɪnaɪ
uncini
ʌnˈsaɪnaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRAMATIS PERSONAE

dramatic
dramatic arts
dramatic irony
dramatic society
dramatical
dramatically
dramaticism
dramatics
dramatisable
dramatiser
dramatist
dramatizable
dramatization
dramatize
dramatized
dramatizer
dramaturg
dramaturge
dramaturgic
dramaturgical

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRAMATIS PERSONAE

alumnae
antennae
Camenae
Cannae
carinae
cisternae
coronae
gynae
kanae
lacunae
laminae
minae
Mycenae
nae
pennae
personae
pinnae
retinae
vaginae
venae

Synonyms and antonyms of dramatis personae in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dramatis personae» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRAMATIS PERSONAE

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The translations of dramatis personae from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dramatis personae» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

剧中人
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dramatis personae
570 millions of speakers

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dramatis personae
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Translator English - Hindi

पात्र
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Translator English - Arabic

الدرامية من شخصية
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Translator English - Russian

Действующие лица
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dramatis personae
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নাটকীয় ব্যক্তিত্ব
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dramatis personae
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Dramatis personae
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dramatis personae
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Translator English - Japanese

登場人物
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dramatis personae
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Dramatis personae
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chuyện bi đát
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Dramatis personae
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नाटकातील व्यक्ती
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Dramatis personae
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dramatis personae
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dramatis personae
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Translator English - Ukrainian

дійові особи
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dramatis personae
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dramatis personae
15 millions of speakers
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dramatis personae
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Translator English - Swedish

dramats personer
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sceneskikkelser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dramatis personae

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAMATIS PERSONAE»

The term «dramatis personae» is regularly used and occupies the 81.012 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAMATIS PERSONAE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dramatis personae

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAMATIS PERSONAE»

Discover the use of dramatis personae in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dramatis personae and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dramatis Personae
This work represents one of William Butler Yeats' later works of verse.
W. B. Yeats, 2003
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Dramatis Personae
" These are the masks, but whose faces lie beneath? Here are lovers and weavers, hedge-witches and liars, greenmen and mermaids and all the masks of self and seeming-even the faces of time, and death, and transformation.
Jeannelle M. Ferreira, 2005
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Dramatis Personae: Dramatic Romances and Lyrics
Dramatic Romances and Lyrics Robert Browning. D BY ROBERT BROWNING. BOSTON: JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, Late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, O. good, & Co. 1874. HARVARD C0L1E6E I.IHKARY THE BEQUEST OF ...
Robert Browning, 1874
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Dramatis Personae: A Play
A Play Don Nigro. this labyrinth making love on an afternoon are a young man and woman, the sun dappling through leaves, cool inside, gentle movement of bodies, soft murmurs. It is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the center of  ...
Don Nigro, 2003
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The Theory and Analysis of Drama
Size An important, if purely quantitative, parameter for the dramatis personae is the number of different figures it contains. This may vary from the monodrama to the densely populated plays with large crowd scenes. In this respect, the artistic ...
Manfred Pfister, 1991
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Dramatis Personae, Dramatic Romances and Lyrics, Strafford, Etc
The book may have numerous typos or missing text. It is not illustrated or indexed. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website.
Robert Browning, 2012
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The Experience Economy: Work is Theatre & Every Business a Stage
Yet customers rarely see full acknowledgment of all the players involved in the production of a good or service. Why not? Because only staged experiences merit display of a dramatis personae — and all experience stagers should display one ...
B. Joseph Pine, James H. Gilmore, 1999
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Morphology of the Folktale: Second Edition
Dramatis. Personae. In this chapter we shall enumerate the functions of the dramatis personae in the order dictated by the tale itself. For each function there is given: (1) a brief summary of its essence, (2) an abbreviated definition in one word, ...
Vladimir I͡Akovlevich Propp, 1968
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International Law: Achievements and Prospects
It may be recalled that, in those days, players always wore masks which varied according to the different characters to be represented, and that, even today, the expression dramatis personae is still used to denote all the characters in a play. 2 .
Mohammed Bedjaoui, 1991
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Theory and History of Folklore
... constancy of the content (in spite of its permutability) and per- mutability of functions (in spite of their constancy). Chapter 8 of Morphology of the Folktale is entitled "On the Attributes of Dramatis Personae and Their Meaning" (italics added).
Vladimir I︠A︡kovlevich Propp, Anatoly Liberman, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAMATIS PERSONAE»

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Krakauer's Missoula and the scrutiny of reporters who cover rape
In his introduction, Krakauer provides an overview of his sources; at the end, he offers a detailed dramatis personae, alongside a lengthy ... «Columbia Journalism Review, Jul 15»
2
A spy's memoir
But more than the startling allegations against Kashmir's diverse political and militant dramatis personae, some of which stretch the belief, the ... «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»
3
Rex Murphy: In Newfoundland, one must steer clear of moose …
The dramatis personae were a Mr. Bromley (our protagonist) and Mr. Canning (a friend). For exposition all that's needed is this from Mr. «National Post, Jul 15»
4
Clover's Literary Corner: E Pluribus Unum
The dramatis personae (masks of the drama, or cast of characters) included several cute children and a very talented trained cat. In the spirit of ... «The Crozet Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Cocaine and cartels from the author who exposed the Neapolitan …
Names, aliases and nicknames are used interchangeably, making it hard to get a handle on the dramatis personae. Sentences are convoluted ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
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Modi in a free fall
... zero scam during the first year of the Modi government is now staring at multiple scams involving the dramatis personae named above. «Arab News, Jul 15»
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Deputy calls the shots, not the chief
The other leitmotif of the scandal is conflict of interest, as much of the dust kicked up over the dramatis personae is -which investigating agency ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
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The Needless Bedlam in National Assembly
While the dramatis personae in the furore are mainly members of the All Progressives Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party has been a ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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One-and-a-half assassinations in the Middle East (Column: Bookends)
Also based on interviews of most of the dramatis personae, it also encompasses the Israeli invasion the next year, while the paperback edition ... «Business Standard, Jun 15»
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Cricketainment Googlies Bowled to LaMo, But Aimed at NaMo …
Even the names of the dramatis personae are selectively leaked and then discussed ad nauseam. According to sources close to Lalit, over 50 ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»

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