persona : Idioms & Phrases


dramatis personae

  • noun the actors in a play
    cast; cast of characters.
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Dram"a*tis per*so"næ (Also<
  • Dramatis personae
  • Dramatis personæ
)
Etymology
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Definitions
  1. The actors in a drama or play.
Webster 1913

persona grata

  • noun a diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he is sent
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persona non grata

  • noun a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent
  • noun a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
    unwelcome person.
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