Associations to the word «Personation»

Wiktionary

PERSONATION, noun. The act of personating: the playing of a role or portrayal of a character
PERSONATION, noun. The roles or characters so played
PERSONATION, noun. (UK) The act of voting in an election by impersonating someone else.

Dictionary definition

PERSONATION, noun. Imitating the mannerisms of another person.
PERSONATION, noun. Acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky