"personalia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin persōnālia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|persōnālia}} Latin persōnālia Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} personalia pl (plural only)
  1. All the personal belongings, writings and information of an individual. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-personalia-en-noun-zvpqxCpx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 47 32 3 6 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 35 2 4 7
  2. (publishing) Announcements or requests issued in an association's periodical by or about individual members of that association. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Publishing
    Sense id: en-personalia-en-noun-x8-vUFwE Topics: media, publishing
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