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persona grata

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
per-son-a -gra-ta
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is welcome or acceptable.

Etymology

From Latin persōna grāta.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: persōna grāta

Inflected Forms

personae gratae (plural)

Antonyms

persona non grata

Questions

What does persona grata mean?
A person who is welcome or acceptable.
Where does persona grata come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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