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personage

/ˈpɜːsənɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒ/

Meanings
noun
A person, especially one who is famous or important.

Examples :

"The museum displayed a life-sized wax figure of Abraham Lincoln, a significant personage in American history. "
person human being

Related Words

Illustration personages

personages noun

/ˈpɜːsənɪd͡ʒɪz/ /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒɪz/

A person, especially one who is famous or important.

"The history book featured many important personages from the American Revolution, like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. "

Illustration philanthropic

philanthropic adjective

/ˌfɪlənˈθrɑpɪk/ /ˌfɪlənˈθrɑpɪk/

Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind

"a philanthropic enterprise"

Illustration headmaster

headmaster noun

/ˈhɛdˌmɑːstə/ /ˈhɛdˌmæstɚ/

A male school principal.

"The headmaster announced the school's new sports program. "

Illustration important

important adjective

/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtənt/

Having relevant and crucial value.

"It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience."

Illustration significant

significant noun

/sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.kənt/

That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

"The teacher's smile was a significant of approval for my hard work. "

Illustration completely

completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

(manner) In a complete manner

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration displayed

displayed verb

/dɪsˈpleɪd/

To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.

"The store displayed the new fall clothing in its front window. "

Illustration transformed

transformed verb

/trænsˈfɔrmd/ /trænzˈfɔrmd/

To change greatly the appearance or form of.

"The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold."

Illustration represented

represented verb

/ɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntɪd/

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

"The artist's painting represented the beauty of the sunset over the ocean. "