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persona (puhr SOH nuh) (s) (noun), personae (puhr SOH nee) (pl)
1. A person with the voice of an author or the author's creation in a literary work.
2. The social front that someone presents to others or the outer qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.
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persona grata (s) (noun), personae gratae (pl)
Someone who is acceptable or satisfactory; especially, a diplomatic representative of another country.
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persona non grata (s) (noun), persona non gratae (pl)
An unacceptable person: Persona non grata literally means a “person not appreciated", which usually refers to a foreign individual whose entrance or residency in a particular country is prohibited by that country's government.

Although normally of diplomatic usage, persona non grata may be used in any situation which expresses the undesirability of someone.

A person who is not acceptable.
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