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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
per·son·age    Audio Help   [pur-suh-nij] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person of distinction or importance.
2.any person.
3.a character in a play, story, etc.
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME: body or image (statue, portrait) of a person (< OF) < ML persōnāgium. See person, -age]

—Synonyms 1. See person.
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  personage
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  being, bigwig, celebrity, dignitary, heavyweight, individual, magnate, notable, tycoon, vip
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  celebrity
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A famous person.
Synonyms:  hero, lion, luminary, name, notable, personality
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  character
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A person portrayed in fiction or drama.
Synonyms:  persona
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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