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PMAQ - Jenney 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

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In the year of our Lord

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senatus populusque romanus

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the senate and the people of Rome

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magna cum laude

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with great praise

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vice versa

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the order having been changed

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ante bellum

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before the war

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A.D.

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Anno Domini - in the year of our Lord

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ex tempore

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out of the moment (i.e., without preparation)

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pro and con

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pro et contra - for and against

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non sequitur

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it does not follow (used of an illogicality)

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per diem

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by the day, each day

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alma mater

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foster mother

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per capita

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by heads (i.e., for each individual)

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alibi

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elsewhere

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per se

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in itself, intrinsically

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sine qua non

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without which not (i.e., a necessity)

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ibidem

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in that same place (used to refer to a passage already cited)

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de facto

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on the basis of fact (i.e., in reality)

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lapsus linguae

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a slip of the tongue

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bona fide

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in good faith

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cum grano salis

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with a grain of salt (said of something not to be taken 100 percent literally)

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quid pro quo

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something for something (i.e., an equal exchange)

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ad hoc

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for this (i.e., for a particular purpose)

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magnum opus

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a great work (i.e., masterpiece)

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in memoriam

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in memory of

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habeas corpus

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that you may have the body (i.e., you must have a body of evidence before an arrest)

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quod vide

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which see (used to refer the reader to another entry in an encyclopedia)

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ibid.

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ibidem - in the same place

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pro forma

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for form’s sake (i.e., just going through the motions for appearance’s sake)

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pro tem.

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pro tempore - for the time being

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54
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requiescat in pace

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may he rest in peace

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alias

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otherwise (named) (i.e., another name, a pseudonym)

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R.I.P.

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Requiescat In Pace - May he rest in peace.

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pro tempore

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for the time being

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tempus fugit

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time flies

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q.v.

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quod vide - which see (refers to another article in a reference book)

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ex post facto

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on the basis of something done afterwards (i.e., retroactively)

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modus operandi

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method of working

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carpe diem

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seize the day

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ipso facto

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by that very fact

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in hoc signo vinces

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in this sign, you will conquer (said by the Emperor Constantine)

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sine die

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without a day (i.e., the day of the next meeting has not been set)

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opus citatum

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the work previously cited

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dramatis personae

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masks of the drama (i.e., the people in a play)

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terra firma

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solid earth

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in loco parentis

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in the place of a parent

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in medias res

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into the midst of things

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op. cit.

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opus citatum - the work previously cited)

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quod erat demonstrandum

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which was to be demonstrated (written at the end of a math proof)

73
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mea culpa

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by my fault

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ad infinitum

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to eternity

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Q.E.D.

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Quod Erat Demonstrandum - Which was to be determined (written at the end of a math proof)

76
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terra incognita

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unknown land

77
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de mortuis nil nisi bonum

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(say) nothing but good of the dead

78
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sui generis

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of its own kind (i.e., unique)

79
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per annum

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by the year, annually

80
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data

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things given

81
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credo

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I believe

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tabula rasa

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a smoothed tablet (i.e., a blank slate)

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ipse dixit

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he himself said so

84
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pax vobiscum

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peace be with you

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de jure

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on the basis of right (i.e., legally)

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materfamilias

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mother of the family, matriarch

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sub rosa

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under the rose (i.e., secretly)

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in flagrante delicto

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while the crime is blazing (i.e., caught in the act, “red handed”)

89
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pro bono publico

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for the people’s good

90
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deo volente

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God willing

91
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ad hominem

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for/toward the man (usually meaning a personal attack instead of a logical argument)

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D.V.

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Deo Volente - God willing

93
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de gustibus non est disputandum

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one ought not to argue about tastes

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vade mecum

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go with me (refers to a handbook you always have with you)

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ex officio

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on the basis of his office

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alumnus

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foster child

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exeunt

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they go out (stage direction at the end of a scene)

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ars gratia artis

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art for the sake of art (motto of MGM studios)

99
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Dominus vobiscum

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the Lord be with you

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in extremis

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among the last things (i.e., at the point of death)

101
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verbatim

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word by word

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nunc dimittis

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now you depart (said at the dismissal of a faithful servant)

103
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pace

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by the leave of (used to express polite diagreement)

104
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ignis fatuus

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foolish fire

105
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in vino veritas

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in wine, there is truth.

106
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sanctum sanctorum

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holy of holies

107
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prima facie

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by first appearance

108
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ex cathedra

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from the chair (i.e., with authority)

109
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summum bonum

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the highest good

110
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obiter dictum

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said by the way

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in posse

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in possibility

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de novo

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anew

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pari passu

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at an equal pace

114
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pons asinorum

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bridge of donkeys (used to indicate a difficult stage in any study)

115
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peccavi

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I have sinned

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ne plus ultra

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no more beyond (i.e., the summit of achievement)

117
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in situ

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in place (i.e., in its original position)

118
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emeritus

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discharged (i.e., retired)

119
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a fortiori

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from a stronger position

120
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ars longa, vita brevis

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art is long, life short

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nolens volens

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willy-nilly

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casus belli

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an occasion of war (i.e., a reason or excuse for making war)

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ab ovo

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from the egg (i.e., from the beginning)

124
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festina lente

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make haste slowly

125
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te deum

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(We praise) thee, God

126
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vivat

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may he live

127
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cui bono?

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To whose advantage?

128
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morituri te salutamus

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we, destined to die, salute you

129
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sic transit gloria mundi

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thus passes the glory of the world

130
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sursum corda

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(lift) up your hearts

131
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in esse

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in being, existing

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mutatis mutandis

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having changed the things which must be changed

133
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ex nihilo nihil fit

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nothing is made from nothing

134
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verbum sat sapienti

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a word to the wise is sufficient

135
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genius loci

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the spirit of the place

136
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in toto

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on the whole (i.e., generally or entirely)

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viva voce

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by the living voice

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exeat

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let him go out

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exit

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he goes out (stage direction)

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status quo ante

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the condition in which things were before

141
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vox populi

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the voice of the people

142
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ultima Thule

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furthest Thule (used of a distant place)

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in vacuo

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in emptiness (i.e., without considering other factors)

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I.N.R.I.

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Iesus Nazarenus Rex Judaeorum - Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews

145
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locum tenens

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one holding a place (i.e., a substitute)

146
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mirabile dictu

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amazing to say

147
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nem. con.

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nemine contradicente - with no one contradicting (i.e., unanimous)

148
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argumentum ex silentio

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an argument based on silence

149
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inter alia

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among other things

150
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seriatim

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in series

151
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nil desperandum

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nothing is to be despaired of

152
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de minimis non curat lex

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the law does not care about the smallest things

153
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infra dignitatem

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beneath one’s dignity

154
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Paternoster

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Our Father (the opening words of the Lord’s Prayer; used as a title for it)

155
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mens sana in corpore sano

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a sound mind in a sound body

156
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verb. sat

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verbum sat sapienti - A word to the wise is sufficient.

157
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minutiae

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trifles (i.e., minor details)

158
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post hoc ergo propter hoc

A

after this, therefore because of this

159
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gloria in excelsis

A

glory in the highest

160
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fiat

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let it be done

161
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ad nauseam

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to (the point of) nausea (i.e., too much)

162
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nemine contradicente

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no one contradicting (i.e., unanimously)

163
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rara avis

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a rare bird (i.e., an extraordinary person or thing)

164
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dies irae

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day of wrath

165
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lapsus calami

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a slip of the pen

166
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memento mori

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remember to die (i.e., remember that you are mortal)

167
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pro rata

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according to a fixed (share)

168
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reductio ad absurdum

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reduction to absurdity

169
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O tempora! O mores!

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Oh, the times! Oh, the customs!

170
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ecce homo

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behold the man

171
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multum in parvo

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much in little

172
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ceteris paribus

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all other things being equal

173
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in propria persona

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in one’s own character

174
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paterfamilias

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father of the family, patriarch

175
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non compos mentis

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not sound of mind

176
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quasi

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as if

177
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litteratim

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letter by letter (i.e., literally)

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infra dig.

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infra dignitatem - beneath one’s dignity

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