Definitions
(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin persōna (“mask; character”), of uncertain origin. Suggested to be from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask; masked individual; actor”), which could be a loan from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face; appearance; mask used in ancient theatre to denote a character or, more generally, a social role”). Doublet of person and parson.
Used in a sentence
“I've maintained a very public persona.”
“He keeps his online persona completely separate from his real-world one.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Public face”7 letters
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