dramatis personae

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In one respect, the dramatis personae in Kananaskis helps.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

The dramatis personae of the novel are listed at the start, with shorthand descriptions normally reserved for plays.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2022

Neither her laugh nor her dramatis personae are merely for entertainment, though.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2022

The slippage isn’t always this Ovidian, but names circulate in ways that can frustrate a strict accounting of the dramatis personae.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2021

In the case of marrying, the dramatis personae include the person being married and the person doing the marrying.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker