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personages

Syllables: per·son·agesUK/ˈpɜːsənɪd͡ʒɪz/US/ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒɪz/

personages is the plural of personage.

Meaning of personage

Noun

personage (plural personages)

  1. A person, especially one who is famous or important.
    • I can only say they have been in pretty close conversation several times of late, and, if I dared to think it of so very calm and dignified a personage, I should say that her color was a little heightened after one or more of these interviews.1872, Oliver Wendell Holmes [Sr.], The Poet at the Breakfast-Table, page 230
  2. A character (in a film, book, play, etc).
  3. The creation of corporate persons named after living people.
  4. Character represented; external appearance; persona.
    • But tell me, that haſt ſeene him, Menaphon,
      What ſtature wields he, and what perſonage?c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...

Questions about personages

What is personages the plural of?
Personages is the plural of personage.
How do you pronounce personages?
Personages is pronounced /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒɪz/ (US).

Words near personages in the dictionary

  1. personably
  2. personae
  3. personae gratae
  4. personae non gratae
  5. personage
  6. personages
  7. personal
  8. personal ad
  9. personal ads
  10. personal advertisement
  11. personal advertisements

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