persona grata
[per-soh-nah grah-tah; English per-soh-nuh grah-tuh, grey-tuh, grat-uh]
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noun, plural per·so·nae gra·tae [per-soh-nahy grah-tahy; English per-soh-nee grah-tee, grey-, grat-ee] /pɛrˈsoʊ naɪ ˈgrɑ taɪ; English pərˈsoʊ ni ˈgrɑ ti, ˈgreɪ-, ˈgræt i/. Latin.
an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which he or she is accredited.
Compare persona non grata.
persona non grata
[per-soh-nah nohn grah-tah; English per-soh-nuh non grah-tuh, grey-, grat-uh]
noun, plural per·so·nae non gra·tae [per-soh-nahy nohn grah-tahy; English per-soh-nee non grah-tee, grey-, grat-ee] /pɛrˈsoʊ naɪ noʊn ˈgrɑ taɪ; English pərˈsoʊ ni nɒn ˈgrɑ ti, ˈgreɪ-, ˈgræt i/. Latin.
Compare persona grata.
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Historical Examples of grata
I scarce know any Adage more gratefull, than Grata brevitas.
The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in AmericaTheodore de la Guard
Egregia tua fides re cognita, grata mihi, in magnis meis periculis fiduciam commendationi meae tribuit.
De Bello Catilinario et JugurthinoCaius Sallustii Crispi (Sallustius)
Though we have "Gretan," to weep, it also means to salute or bid farewell, from the Danish "grata."
The Danes in Lancashire and YorkshireS. W. Partington
persona grata
noun plural personae gratae (pɜːˈsəʊniː ˈɡrɑːtiː)
persona non grata
noun plural personae non gratae (pɜːˈsəʊniː nɒn ˈɡrɑːtiː)
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persona non grata
[(puhr-soh-nuh non grah-tuh, grat-tuh)]
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