Persona and Role

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Persona noun - An actor's portrayal of someone in a play.

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Role is a synonym for persona in image topic. In some cases you can use "Role" instead a noun "Persona", when it comes to topics like personality.

Role noun - An actor's portrayal of someone in a play.

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Persona is a synonym for role. You can use "Persona" instead a noun "Role".

old	old persona	old role
good	good persona	good role
female	female persona	female role
typical	typical persona	typical role
Other adjectives: usual, regular, current, original, true, actual, entire, real, male, large, serious, evil, bad, villainous, main, new, heroic, former, different, previous.

Plucky Comic Relief: Soyeong's former role on the show until Character Development and Cerebus Retcon changed her persona entirely.

Source: Series / You Are My Destiny
Small Name, Big Ego: Humph wasn't exactly a small name, but his opinion that the role of chairman made him the most important person in the world was part of his persona.

Source: Radio / I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Leo on That '70s Show, albeit the role was played by Tommy Chong, who had, by the time of airing, long been known for his hippie persona.

Source: New-Age Retro Hippie

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