CAST OF CHARACTERS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cast of characters mean? 

• CAST OF CHARACTERS (noun)
  The noun CAST OF CHARACTERS has 1 sense:

1. the actors in a play

  Familiarity information: CAST OF CHARACTERS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAST OF CHARACTERS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The actors in a play

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

cast; cast of characters; dramatis personae

Hypernyms ("cast of characters" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cast of characters"):

ensemble; supporting players (a cast other than the principals)

Holonyms ("cast of characters" is a member of...):

company; troupe (organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical))

 Context examples 

Although a fast flyby, New Horizons' Pluto encounter on July 14, 2015, will not be a replay of Voyager but more of a sequel and a reboot, with a new and more technologically advanced spacecraft and, more importantly, a new cast of characters.

(Voyager Map Details Neptune's Strange Moon Triton, NASA)