Need-to-Know PMAQ Flashcards
Anno Domini (A.D.)
In the year of our Lord
Ante Meridiem (A.M.)
Before noon
Confer (cf.)
Compare
Exempli Gratia (e.g.)
For example
et alia (et al.)
and others
et cetera (etc.)
and so forth, and the rest
id est (i.e.)
that is (an explanation)
nota bene (N.B.)
note well
per centum (per cent)
by the hundred
post meridiem (P.M.)
afternoon
post scriptum (P.S.)
written afterwards
e pluribus unum (U.S.)
from many, one (out of many)
semper fidelis (U.S. Marine Corps)
always faithful
semper paratus (U.S. Coast Guard)
always prepared
veni, vidi, vici
I came, I saw, I conquered (Julius Caesar)
errare humanum est
to err is human - Seneca
carpe diem
seize the day - Horace
festina lente
make haste slowly, Agustus
alea iacta est
the die is cast - Caesar as he was about to cross the Rubicon
cum (c)
with
sine (s)
without
bis in die (b.i.d.)
twice a day
ter in die (t.i.d.)
three times a day
quater in die (q.i.d.)
four times a day
aqua (aq.)
water
ab ovo usque ad mala
from the egg to the apple (remember from first culture lesson)
ante bellum
before the war
bona fide
in good faith
in toto
entirely
lapsus linguae
a slip of the tongue
pater patriae
father of his country
post mortem
after death
pro and con(tra)
for and against
District of Columbia (Iustia omnibus)
Justice for all
Idaho (Esto perpetua)
May it last forever
New York (Excelsior)
Ever upward/higher
Arkansas (Regnat Populus)
The people rule
Arizona (Ditat Deus)
God enriches
Maine (Dirigo)
I point the way
New Mexico (Crescit eundo)
It grows as it goes
University of North Dakota
Lux et lex: Light and Law
Yale University
Lux et veritas: light and truth
University of New Mexico
Lux hominum vita: Light, the life of men
University of Washington
Lux sit: Let there be light
New York University
Perstare et praestare: to persevere and surpass
Harvard University
Veritas: Truth
