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  • noun Plural form of persona (alternative spelling of personæ).

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Examples

  • White Americans because his public personae is that of a "White woman."

    Hillary the Man and Barack the Woman? 2008

  • White Americans because his public personae is that of a "White woman."

    SeeLight: 2008

  • They cultivated certain personae to present to the world at large for their own advantage.

    The Writing Obsession 2003

  • They cultivated certain personae to present to the world at large for their own advantage.

    The Writing Obsession 2003

  • This usage survives today in the phrase "dramatis personae."

    News 2011

  • By extension, if these things happen and are posted on the Internet, others will likely take note of each new i-star, and the reaction could propel some of them to incredible levels of worldwide fame if their looks and (later, if more is learned via interviews or self-made profiles on social networking sites) their personae are the exact right combination required.

    boy culture 2009

  • If someone wasn't keen to meet up at least once in Mexico, chances were they were more interested in that person as an internet 'personae' than a real person.

    Another one bites the dust 2008

  • The scenarios employed "personae," which are archetypal representations of individuals that represent either the participant or individuals they would encounter when interacting with the system.

    Journal of Medical Internet Research 2008

  • British singer, songwriter, and actor who was most prominent in the 1970s and best known for his shifting personae and musical genre hopping.

    Five People Born on January 8 | myFiveBest 2010

  • Billionaire gasbag “T Boone” Pickens has made a bold attempt over the last year to transform his image of oil-greased rightwing godfather to grandfatherly wind energy guru, endlessly blowing his hot air at bipartisan audiences in Washington (and reminding everyone outside the beltway that money can buy you anything in the Imperial City, even a new personae)

    Antiwar.com Blog 2009

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