dramatis personae

noun
🔊/ˌdræmətɪs pəˈsəʊnaɪ/
🔊/ˌdræmətɪs pərˈsəʊni/
[plural] (from Latin, specialist)
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  1. all the characters in a play in the theatre全体剧中人物;(统称)一出戏的演员Topics Film and theatrec2
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘persons of the drama’.