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personalia

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per⋅so⋅na⋅li⋅a

  [pur-suh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh]
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–plural noun
1. personal belongings.
2. biographical data, personal reminiscences, or the like: He could never keep the personalia out of his essays.
Origin:
1900–05; < LL, neut. pl. of L persōnālis personal
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per·son·a·li·a   (pûr'sə-nā'lē-ə, -nāl'yə)   
pl.n.  

  1. Personal allusions or references.

  2. Personal belongings or affairs.


[Latin persōnālia, neuter pl. of persōnālis, relating to a person; see personality.]
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