The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Persona \Per*so"na\, n.; pl. Person[ae]. [L.] (Biol.) Same as Person, n., 8. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
persona n 1: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" [syn: character, role, theatrical role, part, persona] 2: (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty" [syn: persona, image]