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Added 9 October 2026

personage

/ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒ/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about personage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A person, especially one who is famous or important.
A character (in a film, book, play, etc).
The creation of corporate persons named after living people. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Origin

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

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