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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespersonne
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɛʁ.sɔn
"Chaque personne a le droit de s'exprimer."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A human being regarded as an individual.
"Every person has the right to express their opinions." - 2
A character or role in a play, story, or other narrative.
"The main person in the novel faces many challenges."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'person' originates from the Latin 'persona', which referred to a mask worn by actors in plays, and evolved to denote an individual human being. This term was adopted into Old French as 'persone' before entering Middle English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Person" is said worldwide
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personne
Transliteration: pɛʁ.sɔn
"Chaque personne a le droit de s'exprimer."
Person
Transliteration: pɛʁ.zon
"Jede Person hat das Recht, ihre Meinung zu äußern."
persona
Transliteration: perˈzo.na
"Ogni persona ha il diritto di esprimere le proprie opinioni."
persona
Transliteration: peɾˈsona
"Cada persona tiene derecho a expresar sus opiniones."
pessoa
Transliteration: peˈso.ɐ
"Cada pessoa tem o direito de expressar suas opiniões."
व्यक्ति
Transliteration: vyakti
"हर व्यक्ति को अपनी राय व्यक्त करने का अधिकार है।"
人
Transliteration: rén
"每个人都有权表达自己的意见。"
사람
Transliteration: sal-am
"모든 사람은 자신의 의견을 표현할 권리가 있습니다."
人
Transliteration: hito
"すべての人には意見を表現する権利があります。"
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