Jenney I PMAQ Flashcards
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P.M.
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Post Meridiem - after noon
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id est
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that is
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ante meridiem
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before noon
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post meridiem
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after noon
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etc.
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et cetera - and the rest
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note bene
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note well
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cum laude
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with honor
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N.B.
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Nota Bene - note well
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i.e.
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id est - that is
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et al.
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et alia - and others
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vs.
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versus - against
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A.M.
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Ante Meridiem - before noon
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versus
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against
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et cetera
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and the rest
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e.g.
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exempli gratia - for example
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exempli gratia
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for (the sake of an) example
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et alia
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and other things
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P.S.
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Post Scriptum - written afterwards
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post scriptum
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written afterwords
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e pluribus unum
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one from many
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pro et contra
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for and against
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SPQR
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Senatus Populusque Romanus - The Senate and the People of Rome
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summa cum laude
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with highest praise
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post mortem
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after death
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Anno Domini
In the year of our Lord
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senatus populusque romanus
the senate and the people of Rome
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magna cum laude
with great praise
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vice versa
the order having been changed
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ante bellum
before the war
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A.D.
Anno Domini - in the year of our Lord
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ex tempore
out of the moment (i.e., without preparation)
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pro and con
pro et contra - for and against
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non sequitur
it does not follow (used of an illogicality)
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per diem
by the day, each day
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alma mater
foster mother
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per capita
by heads (i.e., for each individual)
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alibi
elsewhere
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per se
in itself, intrinsically
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sine qua non
without which not (i.e., a necessity)
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ibidem
in that same place (used to refer to a passage already cited)
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de facto
on the basis of fact (i.e., in reality)
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lapsus linguae
a slip of the tongue
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bona fide
in good faith
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cum grano salis
with a grain of salt (said of something not to be taken 100 percent literally)
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quid pro quo
something for something (i.e., an equal exchange)
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ad hoc
for this (i.e., for a particular purpose)
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magnum opus
a great work (i.e., masterpiece)
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in memoriam
in memory of
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habeas corpus
that you may have the body (i.e., you must have a body of evidence before an arrest)
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quod vide
which see (used to refer the reader to another entry in an encyclopedia)
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ibid.
ibidem - in the same place
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pro forma
for form's sake (i.e., just going through the motions for appearance's sake)
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pro tem.
pro tempore - for the time being
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requiescat in pace
may he rest in peace
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alias
otherwise (named) (i.e., another name, a pseudonym)
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R.I.P.
Requiescat In Pace - May he rest in peace.
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pro tempore
for the time being
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tempus fugit
time flies
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q.v.
quod vide - which see (refers to another article in a reference book)
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ex post facto
on the basis of something done afterwards (i.e., retroactively)
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modus operandi
method of working
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carpe diem
seize the day
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ipso facto
by that very fact
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in hoc signo vinces
in this sign, you will conquer (said by the Emperor Constantine)
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sine die
without a day (i.e., the day of the next meeting has not been set)
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opus citatum
the work previously cited
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dramatis personae
masks of the drama (i.e., the people in a play)
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terra firma
solid earth
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in loco parentis
in the place of a parent
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in medias res
into the midst of things
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op. cit.
opus citatum - the work previously cited)
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quod erat demonstrandum
which was to be demonstrated (written at the end of a math proof)
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mea culpa
by my fault
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ad infinitum
to eternity
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Q.E.D.
Quod Erat Demonstrandum - Which was to be determined (written at the end of a math proof)
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terra incognita
unknown land
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de mortuis nil nisi bonum
(say) nothing but good of the dead
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sui generis
of its own kind (i.e., unique)
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per annum
by the year, annually
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data
things given
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credo
I believe
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tabula rasa
a smoothed tablet (i.e., a blank slate)
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ipse dixit
he himself said so
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pax vobiscum
peace be with you
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de jure
on the basis of right (i.e., legally)
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materfamilias
mother of the family, matriarch
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sub rosa
under the rose (i.e., secretly)
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in flagrante delicto
while the crime is blazing (i.e., caught in the act, "red handed")
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pro bono publico
for the people's good
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deo volente
God willing
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ad hominem
for/toward the man (usually meaning a personal attack instead of a logical argument)
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D.V.
Deo Volente - God willing
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de gustibus non est disputandum
one ought not to argue about tastes
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vade mecum
go with me (refers to a handbook you always have with you)
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ex officio
on the basis of his office
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alumnus
foster child
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exeunt
they go out (stage direction at the end of a scene)
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ars gratia artis
art for the sake of art (motto of MGM studios)
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Dominus vobiscum
the Lord be with you
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in extremis
among the last things (i.e., at the point of death)
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verbatim
word by word
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nunc dimittis
now you depart (said at the dismissal of a faithful servant)
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pace
by the leave of (used to express polite diagreement)
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ignis fatuus
foolish fire
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in vino veritas
in wine, there is truth.
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sanctum sanctorum
holy of holies
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prima facie
by first appearance
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ex cathedra
from the chair (i.e., with authority)
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summum bonum
the highest good
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obiter dictum
said by the way
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in posse
in possibility
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de novo
anew
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pari passu
at an equal pace
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pons asinorum
bridge of donkeys (used to indicate a difficult stage in any study)
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peccavi
I have sinned
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ne plus ultra
no more beyond (i.e., the summit of achievement)
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in situ
in place (i.e., in its original position)
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emeritus
discharged (i.e., retired)
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a fortiori
from a stronger position
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ars longa, vita brevis
art is long, life short
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nolens volens
willy-nilly
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casus belli
an occasion of war (i.e., a reason or excuse for making war)
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ab ovo
from the egg (i.e., from the beginning)
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festina lente
make haste slowly
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te deum
(We praise) thee, God
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vivat
may he live
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cui bono?
To whose advantage?
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morituri te salutamus
we, destined to die, salute you
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sic transit gloria mundi
thus passes the glory of the world
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sursum corda
(lift) up your hearts
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in esse
in being, existing
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mutatis mutandis
having changed the things which must be changed
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ex nihilo nihil fit
nothing is made from nothing
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verbum sat sapienti
a word to the wise is sufficient
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genius loci
the spirit of the place
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in toto
on the whole (i.e., generally or entirely)
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viva voce
by the living voice
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exeat
let him go out
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exit
he goes out (stage direction)
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status quo ante
the condition in which things were before
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vox populi
the voice of the people
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ultima Thule
furthest Thule (used of a distant place)
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in vacuo
in emptiness (i.e., without considering other factors)
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I.N.R.I.
Iesus Nazarenus Rex Judaeorum - Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
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locum tenens
one holding a place (i.e., a substitute)
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mirabile dictu
amazing to say
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nem. con.
nemine contradicente - with no one contradicting (i.e., unanimous)
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argumentum ex silentio
an argument based on silence
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inter alia
among other things
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seriatim
in series
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nil desperandum
nothing is to be despaired of
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de minimis non curat lex
the law does not care about the smallest things
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infra dignitatem
beneath one's dignity
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Paternoster
Our Father (the opening words of the Lord's Prayer; used as a title for it)
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mens sana in corpore sano
a sound mind in a sound body
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verb. sat
verbum sat sapienti - A word to the wise is sufficient.
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minutiae
trifles (i.e., minor details)
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post hoc ergo propter hoc
after this, therefore because of this
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gloria in excelsis
glory in the highest
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fiat
let it be done
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ad nauseam
to (the point of) nausea (i.e., too much)
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nemine contradicente
no one contradicting (i.e., unanimously)
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rara avis
a rare bird (i.e., an extraordinary person or thing)
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dies irae
day of wrath
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lapsus calami
a slip of the pen
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memento mori
remember to die (i.e., remember that you are mortal)
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pro rata
according to a fixed (share)
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reductio ad absurdum
reduction to absurdity
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O tempora! O mores!
Oh, the times! Oh, the customs!
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ecce homo
behold the man
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multum in parvo
much in little
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ceteris paribus
all other things being equal
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in propria persona
in one's own character
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paterfamilias
father of the family, patriarch
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non compos mentis
not sound of mind
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quasi
as if
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litteratim
letter by letter (i.e., literally)
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infra dig.
infra dignitatem - beneath one's dignity
