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PERSONATION

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gestureplay

Synonyms:

characterization; enactment; personation; portrayal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("personation" is a kind of...):

acting; performing; playacting; playing (the performance of a part or role in a drama)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "personation"):

impression (an impressionistic portrayal of a person)

character; part; persona; role; theatrical role (an actor's portrayal of someone in a play)

Derivation:

personate (pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Imitating the mannerisms of another personplay

Synonyms:

impersonation; personation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("personation" is a kind of...):

acting; performing; playacting; playing (the performance of a part or role in a drama)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "personation"):

apery; mimicry (the act of mimicking; imitative behavior)

Derivation:

personate (pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions)

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