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PERSONATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
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 person
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)
