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dram. pers.

dram. pers. is the abbreviation of dramatis personae.

Meaning of dramatis personae

Noun

dramatis personae pl (normally plural, singular dramatis persona)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) The characters in a play, story, or history; a list of them, usually arranged in order of first appearance, as protatic matter.
    • (The Devil enters like a sapphire wasp
      That flickers mica wings. He lifts a hand
      To brush away a disrespectful smile.
      Job’s wife sits up.)
      Job’s Wife ➢ Well, if we aren’t all here.
      Including me, the only Dramatis
      Personae needed to enact the problem.1945, Robert Frost, A Masque of Reason

Questions about dram. pers.

What is dram. pers. the abbreviation of?
Dram. pers. is the abbreviation of dramatis personae.

Words near dram. pers. in the dictionary

  1. Drako
  2. Drakon
  3. Drakonian
  4. dralon
  5. dram
  6. dram. pers.
  7. drama
  8. drama documentaries
  9. drama documentary
  10. drama farmer
  11. drama farmers

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