the question of whether the modern state does not have a natural predilection for grim impersonality and dreary standardization (Wall Street Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
per´son|a´tor — per|son|ate1 «PUR suh nayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to act the part of (a character in a play or in history); impersonate. 2. to represent as a person in literature or art; personify. 3 … Useful english dictionary
per´son|a´tion — per|son|ate1 «PUR suh nayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to act the part of (a character in a play or in history); impersonate. 2. to represent as a person in literature or art; personify. 3 … Useful english dictionary
per|son|ate — per|son|ate1 «PUR suh nayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to act the part of (a character in a play or in history); impersonate. 2. to represent as a person in literature or art; personify. 3 … Useful english dictionary
per|son-to-per|son — «PUR suhn tuh PUR suhn», adjective. between persons; between individuals; personal: »a person to person telephone call. The Yurok had a good many person to person quarrels and enmities, but few class or communal clashes (Alfred L. Kroeber) … Useful english dictionary
per|son´i|fi´er — per|son|i|fy «puhr SON uh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. to be a type of; embody: »Satan personifies evil. SYNONYM(S): exemplify. 2. to regard or represent as a person. We often personify the sun and moon, referring to the sun as he and… … Useful english dictionary
per|son|i|fy — «puhr SON uh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. to be a type of; embody: »Satan personifies evil. SYNONYM(S): exemplify. 2. to regard or represent as a person. We often personify the sun and moon, referring to the sun as he and the moon a … Useful english dictionary
per´son|a|ble|ness — per|son|a|ble «PUR suh nuh buhl», adjective. having a pleasing appearance or personality; attractive: »Miss Ingamells…a personable if somewhat heavy creature of twenty eight (Arnold Bennett). SYNONYM(S): comely, presentable. –per´son|a|ble|ness,… … Useful english dictionary
per|son|a|ble — «PUR suh nuh buhl», adjective. having a pleasing appearance or personality; attractive: »Miss Ingamells…a personable if somewhat heavy creature of twenty eight (Arnold Bennett). SYNONYM(S): comely, presentable. –per´son|a|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
per´son|al|i|za´tion — per|son|al|ize «PUR suh nuh lyz, PURS nuh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make personal; cause to be distinctly one s own: »to personalize stationery. 2. to personify. 3. to take as personal. –per´son|al|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
per|son|al|ize — «PUR suh nuh lyz, PURS nuh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make personal; cause to be distinctly one s own: »to personalize stationery. 2. to personify. 3. to take as personal. –per´son|al|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
per|son-year — «PUR suhn YIHR», noun. one year of a person s life, work, experience, or the like, used as a unit of statistical measurement: »In a population of constant size the birth rate is the number of births per person year lived and the average duration… … Useful english dictionary
