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Characterization vs Personage - What's the difference?

characterization | personage |

As nouns the difference between characterization and personage

is that characterization is the act or process of characterizing while personage is a famous or important person.

characterization

English

(wikipedia characterization)

Alternative forms

* characterisation (Commonwealth)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of characterizing.
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    personage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A famous or important person.
  • * 1872 , , The Poet at the Breakfast-Table , page 230:
    • I can only say they have been in pretty close conversation several times of late, and, if I dared to think it of so very calm and dignified a personage , I should say that her color was a little heightened after one or more of these interviews.

    Usage notes

    * In modern use, the noun personage is typically used with a partially redundant adjective, such as "notable" or "great"; as such, it may fairly be said to mean simply "person".