non grata

non gra·ta

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te per-soh-nah grah-tah]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ pɛrˈsoʊ nɑ ˈgrɑ tɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te per-soh-nah grah-tah]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ pɛrˈsoʊ nɑ ˈgrɑ tɑ/

Definitions of non grata words

adjective non grata not welcome: Reporters were non grata at the diplomatic reception. 1
noun plural non grata a person who is not welcome: He has become persona non grata in our club since his angry outburst. 1
noun plural non grata a diplomatic representative unacceptable to an accrediting government. 1
adjective non grata unwelcome 0

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Origin of non grata

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; abstracted from persona non grata

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Parts of speech for Non grata

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Non grata

non grata popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

non grata usage trend in Literature

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