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personage.

A person, especially one who is famous or important.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒ/General-American/ˈpɜːsənɪd͡ʒ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A person, especially one who is famous or important.

  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.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French personnage, from Old French personage; by surface analysis, person + -age (compare French suffix -age).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.