4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Persona \Per*so"na\, n.; pl. {Person[ae]}. [L.] (Biol.) Same as {Person}, n., 8. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Morphon \Mor"phon\, n. [Gr. ?, p. pr. of ? to form.] (Biol.) A morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of form, in distinction from {bion}, a physiological individual. See {Tectology}. --Haeckel. [1913 Webster] Note: Of morphons there are six orders or categories: 1. {Plastids} or elementary organisms. 2. {Organs}, homoplastic or heteroplastic. 3. {Antimeres} (opposite or symmetrical or homotypic parts). 4. {Metameres} (successive or homodynamous parts). 5. {Personae} (shoots or buds of plants, individuals in the narrowest sense among the higher animals). 6. {Corms} (stocks or colonies). For orders 2, 3, and 4 the term idorgan has been recently substituted. See {Idorgan}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: persona n 1: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" [syn: {character}, {role}, {theatrical role}, {part}] 2: (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty" [syn: {image}] [also: {personae} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: personae See {persona}
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