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- [pur-suh-nij]
- /ˈpɜr sə nɪdʒ/
- /ˈpɜː.sən.ɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pur-suh-nij]
- /ˈpɜr sə nɪdʒ/
Definitions of personage word
- noun personage a person of distinction or importance. 1
- noun personage any person. 1
- noun personage a character in a play, story, etc. 1
- noun personage important person 1
- noun personage character 1
- countable noun personage A personage is a famous or important person. 0
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Origin of personage
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English: body or image (statue, portrait) of a person (< Old French) < Medieval Latin persōnāgium. See person, -age
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Parts of speech for Personage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
personage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
personage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for personage
noun personage
- being — Being is the present participle of be1.
- big fish — If you describe someone as a big fish, you believe that they are powerful or important in some way.
- big gun — If you refer to someone as a big gun, you mean that they have a lot of power or influence.
- big guns — an influential or important person or thing: He's a big gun in science.
- big kahuna — (Idiomatic) INF A boss, leader, chieftain, or top-ranking person in an organization.
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