Latin Caesar 4

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aeneas

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trojan leader and hero. described in aeneid. the romans believed that he was their ancestor

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atalanta

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greek girl, most swift-footed of mortals

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camillus

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general and hero of the republic. he saved rome by defeating the gauls

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castor and pollux

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twin brothers of helen of troy. castor was an expert in horses pollux in boxing. the gemini is named after them

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cato

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a severe censor of morals. he hated carthage so much that he ended by saying delenda est carthago

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cincinnatus

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patriot of the republic. persuaded to leave his farm to become a dictator, but then returned to the plow

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circe

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skilled in magic. she changed ulysses men into swine

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mettius curtius

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symbol of roman gallatry. sacrificed himself for rome by jumping into an abyss

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daedalus

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mythical craftsman who built the labyrinth to confinte the minotaur. first man to fly, but his son icarus drowned

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hercules

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greek hero admired for strength. performed the famous 12 labors

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horatius

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valiant roman patriot who defended a bridge to delay the etruscan army of porsena

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jason

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legendary leader of the argonauts. he succedded in obtaining the golden fleece

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medea

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sorceress skilled in magic who assisted jason in gainint the golden fleece and slew her brother to escape her father aeetes

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medua

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one of the gorgons who had wings and claws. any person who looked at her turned into stone. perseus cut off her head

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midas

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king of asia minor whatever he touched turned to gold

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olympus

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celebrated mountain in greece. home of the gods

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orpheus

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greek poet, musicican and singer. when his wife eurydice died he was able to enter hades and bring her back only to lose her again

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perseus and andromeda

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perseus a greek hero slew a sea monster and then married the girl

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pluto

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god of the underworld

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proserpina

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queen of the underworld. her mother was ceres

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pyrrhus

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greek king of epirus. invaded italy but was repulsed. although he won battles, his losses were so great that he was unable to continue

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mucius scaevola

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roman patriot and hero. nicknamed left handed because he lost the use of his right hand when he plunged it into the fire ot show the etruscans his courage

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theseus

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greek hero who slew the minotaur aided by ariadne

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ulysses

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greek hero and king of ithaca. took part in the trojan war. his wife was penelope. described in the odyssey

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ad hoc

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for this particular purpose

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ad nauseam

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to the degree of disgust

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alma mater

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foster mother (applied to one's college or school)

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alter ego

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a second self; a very close friend

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annuit coeptis

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He (god) has favored our undertakings (found on US seal)

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ars artis gratia

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art for art's sake

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ars longa, vita brevis

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art is long, life short

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bona fide

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in good faith; genuine

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carpe diem

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seize the day

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caveat emptor

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let the buyer beware

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corpus delicti

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the body of the crime

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de facto

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in fact; actual

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de iure

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by right; legally

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de mortuis nil nisi bonum

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of the dead say nothing but good

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e pluribus unum

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out of many, one (Seal of US)

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errare humanum est

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to err is human

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ex libris

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from the book collection of

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ex officio

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by virtue of office

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ex post facto

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retroactive

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ex tempore

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on the spur of the moment

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excelsior

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Higher (NY state)

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habeas corpus

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(you have a body) means you need to bring a person who is detained before a judge

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in absentia

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in one's absence

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in hoc signo vinces

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by this sign you will conquer

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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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ipso facto

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by the very nature of the case, by the fact itself

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labor omnia vincit

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work conquers everything (OK)

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lapsus linguae

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a slip of the tongue

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mens sana in corpore sano

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a sound mind in a sound body

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modus operandi

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a method of working

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modus vivendi

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a method of living or getting along together

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non compos mentis

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not of sound mind

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non sequitur

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an inference that does not follow from the original statement

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per annum

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each year

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per capita

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for each individual (byheads)

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per diem

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by the day

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per se

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by itself; essentially

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persona non grata

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a person who is not acceptable

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post mortem

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after death

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prima facie

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on first sight or appearance

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pro bono publico

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for the public welfare

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quid pro quo

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something for something

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semper fidelis

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ever faithful (marines)

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semper paratus

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always prepared (coast guard)

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sic semper tyrannis

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thus always to tyrants (virginia)

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sic transit gloria mundi

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thus passes away the glory of the world

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sine die

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without appointing a day for meeting agian

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sine qua non

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something indispensable; a necessity

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status quo

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the existing state

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tempus fugit

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time flies

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terra firma

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solid ground

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verbatim

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word for word

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via

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by way of

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vice versa

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the other way around; conversely

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vox populi vox dei

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the voice of the poeple is the voice of god

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AD

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anno domini. in the year of our lord

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ad lib

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at pleasure

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am

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before noon

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auc

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from the founding of the city of rome

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cf

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compare

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eg

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for example

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et al

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and others

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etc

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and so forth

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ivid

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in the same place

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id

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the same

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AD

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anno domini. in the year of our lord

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ad lib

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at pleasure

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am

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before noon

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auc

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from the founding of the city of rome

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cf

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compare

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eg

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for example

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et al

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and others

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etc

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and so forth

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ibid

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in the same place

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id

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the same

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ie

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that is

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m

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noon

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nb

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note well, take notice

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op cit

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in the volume quoted

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pm

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after noon

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pro tem

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for the time being

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ps

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post scriptum written afterwards

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qed

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that which was to be proved

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qv

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which see

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r

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take as perscribed

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viz

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namely

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vs

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against