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ab initio
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from the beginning
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ab ovo
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from the egg, from the beginning
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absit omen
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may the evil omen be absent, may the presentiment not become real or take place
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ab urbe condita
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from the foundation of the city
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A.D.
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in the year of our lord, anno Domini
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ad hoc
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for a particular purpose only
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ad hominem
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1. directed against a person rather than against his or her arguments
2. based on or appealing to emotion rather than reason |
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ad infinitum
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without end, endless, to infinity
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ad interim
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for the meantime, for the present
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ad-lib
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ad libitum, improvised, without restraint
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ad libitum
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as one pleases
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ad majorem Dei gloriam
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for the greater glory of god (Jesuit motto)
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ad nauseam
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to a disgusting extent
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ad rem
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to the point
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advocatus diaboli
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devil's advocate
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aet.
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according to value, in proportion to the extimated value of the goods taxed
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Agnus Dei
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Lamb of God
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alma mater
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one's former university, college or school
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alter ego
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a second self
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a.m.
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ante meridiem, before noon
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anno Domini
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in the year of our lord
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anno urbis conditae
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in the year of the foundation of the city
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anno regni
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in the year of the reign (of)
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annus mirabilis
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a year of wonders
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antebellum
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before the war, during the period before the American civil war
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ante meridiem
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before noon
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ante-mortem
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before death
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a.p.
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ante prandium, before a meal
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apparatus criticus
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critical apparatus, textual notes
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aq.
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aqua, water
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aqua vitae
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water of life, brandy
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a.r.
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anno regni, in the year in reign (f)
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arbiter elegantiae/elegantiarum
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judge in a matter of taste
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arcus senilis
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senile bow, opaque circle around the cornea of the eye
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argumentum ad hominem
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1. fallacious argument that attacks not an opponent's beliefs but his motives or character
2. argument that shows an opponent's statement to be inconsistent with his other belief's |
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ars longa vita brevis
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art is long, life is short
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AUC
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ab urbe condita/anno urbis conditae
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aut vincere aut mori
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death or victory
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aurora australis
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the southern lights
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aurora borealis
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the northern lights
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ave
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1. Hail!
2. Farewell! |
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ave atque vale
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hail and farewell
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Ave Maria
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Hail Mary
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beatae memoriae
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of blessed memory
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Beata Virgo
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the Blessed Virgin
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Beata Virgo Maria
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the Blessed Virgin Mary
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b.i.d.
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bis in die, twice a day
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bis dat, qui cito dat
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the person who give promptly gives twice
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BC
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Beata Virgo
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c, ca
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circa
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camera obscura
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dark chamber, camera obscura
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carpe diem
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seize the day, enjoy the pleasure sof hte moment without concern for the future
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casus belli
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1. occasin of war
2. an event or act used to justify a war 2. the immediate cause of a quarrel |
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caveat emptor
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let the buyer beware
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cetera desunt
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the rest is missing
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ceteris paribus
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other things being equal
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circa
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around
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Codex Juris Canonici
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book of canon law, the official code of canon law
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cogito, ergo sum
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I think, therfore I am
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compos mentis
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of sound mind; sane
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coram populo
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in the presence of the people; openly
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corpus delicti
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the body of the crime, the body of facts that constitute an offence
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Corpus Juris Civilis
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body of civil law, the body of Roman or civil law
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Corrigenda
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things to be corrected
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corpus vile
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worthless body, person or thing fit only to be the object of an experiment
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culpa
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an act of neglect, a fault, sin, guilt
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cum grano salis
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with a grain of salt
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cum laude
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with praise
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curriculum vitae
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the course of one's life
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de facto
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in fact, existing to the fact
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de gustibus non est disputandum
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there is no arguing about tastes
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de jure
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according to law, by right, legally
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de mortuis nil nisi bonum
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say nothing but good of the dead
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de novo
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anew
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Deo gratias
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thanks be to God
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Deo Optimo Maximo
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to God, the best, the Greatest
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Deo volente
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God willing
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de profundis
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out of the depths of misery or dejection
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deus ex machina
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the god from the machine, a god introduced into a play or resolve the plot, any unlikely or artificial device serving this purpose
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Dies Irae
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famous latin hymn of the 13th century, describing the Last Judgement. It is used in the Mass for the dead, a musical settting of this humn, usually part of a setting of the Requiem
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dijecta membra
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the scattered remains
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DOM
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Deo Optimo Maximo
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dramatis personae
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the persons of the drama, the list of characters in a drama
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