persona mutan.

Brit.

/pəˌsəʊnə ˈm(j)uːtə/, U.S.

/ˌpərˈsoʊnə ˈm(j)udə/

Inflections: Plural personae mutae.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin persona muta.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin persona muta (in classical Latin as mūta persōna , in figurative use in Cicero) < classical Latin persōna character, role (see person n.) + mūta , feminine of mūtus silent (see mute adj.).

Theatre.

A non-speaking role, character, or actor. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [noun] > types of part or character

underpart1679

persona muta1714

travesty1732

soubrette1753

old man1762

small part?1774

breeches-part1779

character part1811

fat1812

chambermaida1828

fool?1835

raisonneur1845

ingénue1848

villain of the piece1854

stock character1864

feeder1866

satirette1870

character role1871

travesty1887

thinking part1890

walk-on1902

cardboard cutout1906

bit1926

good guy1928

feed1929

bad guy1932

goody1934

walkthrough1935

narrator1941

cameo1950

black hat1959

1644 Merc. Brit. No. 22. 171 You have all the Tacituses, the dumbe-dogs, and the mutae personae, at Oxford.]

1714 E. Lewis Let. to Swift 10 Aug. in Swift's Lett. 115 Can the lady..hereafter make any figure, but be a persona muta in a drama?

1883 Times 6 Nov. 4/1 The accused..is generally warned..to say as little as possible so as not to incriminate himself, and..in Court..is as a rule the only persona muta.

1938 A. H. Nethercot Sir W. D'Avenant ix. 158 D'Avenant's part in the occasion..was only that of persona muta, for he had not yet begun to develop his claims to sonship.

1959 M. Black in J. W. Bennett et al. Stud. in Eng. Renaissance Drama 18 These bit parts may be supposed to have stood on the furthest fringe of the playwright's attention, very little more important perhaps than personae mutae.

1999 Australian (Nexis) 4 June 12 As the object of her domination, Ambroglio—the persona muta servant—Keith Robinson's doddery, crazy presence stole the show.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	persona muta
释义	persona mutan. Brit. /pəˌsəʊnə ˈm(j)uːtə/, U.S. /ˌpərˈsoʊnə ˈm(j)udə/ Inflections: Plural personae mutae. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin persona muta. Etymology: < post-classical Latin persona muta (in classical Latin as mūta persōna , in figurative use in Cicero) < classical Latin persōna character, role (see person n.) + mūta , feminine of mūtus silent (see mute adj.). Theatre. A non-speaking role, character, or actor. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [noun] > types of part or character underpart1679 persona muta1714 travesty1732 soubrette1753 old man1762 small part?1774 breeches-part1779 character part1811 fat1812 chambermaida1828 fool?1835 raisonneur1845 ingénue1848 villain of the piece1854 stock character1864 feeder1866 satirette1870 character role1871 travesty1887 thinking part1890 walk-on1902 cardboard cutout1906 bit1926 good guy1928 feed1929 bad guy1932 goody1934 walkthrough1935 narrator1941 cameo1950 black hat1959 1644 Merc. Brit. No. 22. 171 You have all the Tacituses, the dumbe-dogs, and the mutae personae, at Oxford.] 1714 E. Lewis Let. to Swift 10 Aug. in Swift's Lett. 115 Can the lady..hereafter make any figure, but be a persona muta in a drama? 1883 Times 6 Nov. 4/1 The accused..is generally warned..to say as little as possible so as not to incriminate himself, and..in Court..is as a rule the only persona muta. 1938 A. H. Nethercot Sir W. D'Avenant ix. 158 D'Avenant's part in the occasion..was only that of persona muta, for he had not yet begun to develop his claims to sonship. 1959 M. Black in J. W. Bennett et al. Stud. in Eng. Renaissance Drama 18 These bit parts may be supposed to have stood on the furthest fringe of the playwright's attention, very little more important perhaps than personae mutae. 1999 Australian (Nexis) 4 June 12 As the object of her domination, Ambroglio—the persona muta servant—Keith Robinson's doddery, crazy presence stole the show. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1714
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