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Date: 1900-2000
Language: Latin
Origin: PERSON

persona

 noun
     
per‧so‧na plural personae or personas [countable]
the way you behave when you are with other people or in a particular situation, which gives people a particular idea about your character:
Joel has a cheerful public persona but in private he's different.
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