Personalities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Personality \Per`son*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Personalities}. [Cf. F.
     personnalit['e]. Cf. {Personality}.]
     1. That which constitutes distinction of person; the
        externally evident aspects of the character or behavior of
        a person; individuality.
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              Personality is individuality existing in itself, but
              with a nature as a ground.            --Coleridge.
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     2. Something said or written which refers to the person,
        conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of
        a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks; as,
        indulgence in personalities.
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              Sharp personalities were exchanged.   --Macaulay.
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     3. (Law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition,
        state, and capacity of persons. --Burrill.
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     4. A person who is famous or notable; a celebrity.
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