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37 Cards in this Set
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a slip of the tongue
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lapsus linguae
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letter by letter, literally
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litteratim
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one holding a place, i.e. a substitute
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locum tenens
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with great praise
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magna cum laude
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a great work
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magnum opus
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mother of the family, matriarch
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materfamilias
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by my fault
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mea culpa
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Remember to die, i.e. remember that you are mortal
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Memento mori
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a sound mind is a sound body
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Mens sana in corpore sano
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trifles, minor details
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minutiae
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amazing to say
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mirabile dictu
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method of working
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modus operandi
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We, destined to die, salute you.
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Morituri te salutamus
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much in little
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multum in parvo
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after making the necessary changes
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mutatis mutandis
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no more beyond, i.e. the summit of achievement
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ne plus ultra
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no one contradicting, i.e. unanimous
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nemine contradicente
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Nothing is to be despaired, i.e. one must never lose hope
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Nil desperandum
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willy-nilly
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nolens volens
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not sound of mind
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non compos mentis
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it does not follow
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non sequitur
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note well
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nota bene
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now lettest thou (thy servant) depart (in peace)
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Nunc dimittis
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Oh, the times! Oh, the customs!
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O tempora! O mores!
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said by the way, i.e. a parenthetical remark (not pertinent to the case at hand)
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obiter dictum
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the work previously cited
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opus citatum
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by the leave of
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pace
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at an equal pace (in an equal proportion)
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pari passu
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father of the family, patriarch
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paterfamilias
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Our Father
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Paternoster
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Peace be with you
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Pax vobiscum
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I have sinned
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peccavi
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by the year, annually
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per annum
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by heads, i.e. for each individual
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per capita
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by the day, each day
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per diem
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in itself, intrinsically
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per se
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bridge of donkeys (a difficult stage in any study)
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pons asinorum
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