per‧so‧na /pəˈsəʊnə $ pərˈsoʊ-/ noun (plural personae /-niː/ or personas) [countable]
[Word Family: noun: person, personality, persona, personage, the personals, personification, personnel; adjective: personal ≠ impersonal, personalized, personable; verb: personalize, personify; adverb: personally ≠ impersonally]
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: Latin; Origin: ⇒ person]
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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