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una voce
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unanimously "one voice"
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n/a
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vice versa
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conversely "the change being turned"
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n/a
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INRI
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Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum "Jesus Nazareth, king of Jews"
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According to legend, Roman soldiers places these letters over jesus' head to mock him on cross
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vox populi
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"voice of the people"
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versus/vs.
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"against"
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vade in pace
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"go in peace"
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n/a
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veritas
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"truth
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motto of harvard
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via
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way
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also means " by way of"
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ipse dixit
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he himself said it
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an assertion, as opposed to something that has been proven
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placebo
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shall please
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an inert medication used for psycological reasons
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moves
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customs
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the fixed moraly binding customs of a particular group; a habitual behavior
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erratum
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error
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an error in writing or printing is given the dignified appellatium erratum, plural errata. an errata is a list of such errors
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RX/recipe
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take
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used on perscriptions
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in libris libertas
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in books there is freedom
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n/a
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fortes fortuna iuvat
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fortune favors the brave
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this was supposivly said by Pliny the Elder as he sailed across the Bay of Naples to get a better look at the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. He did not make it back.
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soli deo gloria
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glory to God alone
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n/a
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Dei Gratia
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by the grace of God
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implication is that any one fuctioning ________________ has direct access to the Divinity
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primus inter paves
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the first among equals
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this phrase finds use in describing the peeking order within a group of males of equal rank. teachers within a certain department is a good example.
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protanum vulgus
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the common people "the profance multitde"
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n/a
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ros in urbe
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country in city
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describing city building, garden, or veiw that suggests the country side. also used to denote the creating of an illusion of country side in a city setting.
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supra
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above
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a scholars word, used to makes refrences to an earlier portion of a text.
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valde mecum
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go with me
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usually a small manual or reference book that is regulary carried in ones pocket.
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ave Maria
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hail Mary
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the angels salutation to the virgin. used inthe church from a very early period.
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ex libris
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from the library of "from the books"
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commonly appears on book plates, followed by an authors name
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dulce et delorum est pro patria mori
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there is no greater honor than to die for ones country "it is sweet and fitting to die for the father land"
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ubi fumus ibi ignis
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where there is smoke, there is fire
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Rednant populi
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the people rule
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motto of Arkansas
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virtute et armis
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by courage and weapons
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motto of mississippi
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re
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concerning regulary
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used on legal documents and notes
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syllabus
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a summery, outline or a course of study
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in vino veritas
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wine loosens the tounge "in wine, the truth"
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this old Roman proverb tells us that people under the influence of wine or other spirits will say things they normally would try to conceal.
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mirabile dictu
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wonderful to relate
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this phrase to use when one wishes to express astonishment while recounting an event of overwhelming significance or acommplishment or irony.
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mirabile visu
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wonderful to behold
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hannibal ad portas
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the Russians are comming! "Hannibal is at the gates"
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was used to alert the citizins of Rome to imminent danger. Hannibal was so feared by Romans that the meaning is " our country is in danger"
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Hic et nunc
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here and now
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a person who demands immediate action, such as repayment of debt.
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hora fugit
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the hour flies
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Reminds us that life passes too quickly
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in pleno
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in full
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in pectore
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in secret "in the breast"
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Designation of a cardinal by the Pope without public announcment is an example
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in saecula saeculorum
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forever and ever "for ages of ages"
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snything that has continued to a very long time.
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lux et veritas
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light and truth
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motto of Yale University
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mens sana in corpore sano
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a sound mind in a sound body "to train the body as well as the mind"
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juvenal suggests to us that we must pray for attainment this , and his phrase has found use for many centuries as the stated educational goal of many schools.
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ad dendum
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a thing to be added
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