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  • 61Legal person — Person Per son, n. [OE. persone, persoun, person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne, L. persona a mask (used by actors), a personage, part, a person, fr. personare to sound through; per + sonare to sound. See {Per }, and cf. {Parson}.] 1. A… …

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  • 62Natural person — Person Per son, n. [OE. persone, persoun, person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne, L. persona a mask (used by actors), a personage, part, a person, fr. personare to sound through; per + sonare to sound. See {Per }, and cf. {Parson}.] 1. A… …

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  • 63Person — Per son, n. [OE. persone, persoun, person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne, L. persona a mask (used by actors), a personage, part, a person, fr. personare to sound through; per + sonare to sound. See {Per }, and cf. {Parson}.] 1. A character or… …

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  • 64personal — personalness, n. /perr seuh nl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion. 2. relating to, directed to, or intended for a particular person: a personal favor; one s personal life; a …

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  • 65PERSON —    in Roman law a person was a legal entity or party to a contract while in Roman theater a person described the mask worn by the actor to play a specific role. Neither usage identifies a person as a self conscious being. CHRISTIAN usage… …

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  • 66person — n. 1. Individual, one, somebody, someone. 2. Body, bodily substance, bodily form, human frame, living body. 3. Character, part, rôle. 4. Moral agent, living soul, self conscious being. 5. Human being, human creature …

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  • 67personal — per•son•al [[t]ˈpɜr sə nl[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or concerning a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion[/ex] 2) directed to or intended for a particular person: a personal favor[/ex] 3) referring or directed to a… …

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  • 68personal — /ˈpɜsənəl / (say persuhnuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to a particular person; individual; private: a personal matter. 2. relating to, directed to, or aimed at, a particular person: a personal favour. 3. a. relating to the physical presence or… …

  • 69personality — /pɜsəˈnæləti / (say persuh naluhtee) noun (plural personalities) 1. distinctive or notable personal character: a man with personality. 2. a person as an embodiment of an assemblage of qualities. 3. Psychology a. all the constitutional, mental,… …

  • 70personal — [pʉr′sə nəl] adj. [OFr < L personalis] 1. of or peculiar to a certain person; private; individual 2. done in person or by oneself without the use of another person or outside agency [a personal interview] 3. involving persons or human beings… …

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