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41 Cards in this Set
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ab ovo usque ad mala
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from beginning to end
[from egg to apples] |
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ad astra per aspera
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to the stars through hard work
[Kansas state motto] |
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ad hominem
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personal
[for the man; by interest/prejudice rather than logic] |
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ad infinitum
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endlessly
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ad majorem Dei gloriam
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to the greater glory of God
[motto of the Jesuits] |
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ad nauseum
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to the point of disgust
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agenda
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things which must be done
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ars gratia artis
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art for art's sake
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ars long, vita brevis
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art is long, life is short
[Horace] |
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bona fide
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in good faith; real; without defeat
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carpe diem
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seize the day
{Horace: "pluck the day"] |
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caveat emptor
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let the buyer beware
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cave canem
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beware or the dog
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ceteris paribus
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all other things being equal
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cui bono
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to whose advantage?
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cum grano salis
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with a grain of salt
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cum laude (magna, summa)
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with praise [with great praise, with the highest praise]
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de facto
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on the basis of fact; in reality
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de gustibus non est disputandum
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there's no disputing about tastes
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de mortuis nihil nisi bonum
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(say) nothing of the dead unless it is good
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Deo volente
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God willing
[abbreviation D.V.] |
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excelsior
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ever upward, loftier
[New York State motto] |
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e pluribus unum
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out of many, one
[United States motto] |
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esse quam videri
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to be rather than to be seen
[North Carolina motto] |
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ex officio
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out of the office, on the basis of an office
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ex tempore
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out of the moment, without preparation
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festina lente
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make hast slowly
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fiat
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let it be done
[an absolute command] |
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habeas corpus
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you may have a body
[a legal writ requiring presence] |
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in absentia
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in the absence of
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in flagrante delicto
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while the crime is blazing, caught in the act
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in hoc signo vinces
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in this sign you will conquer
[Constantine] |
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in media res
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in the middle of things
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in situ
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in place, in it original position
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in toto
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entirely
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in vino veritas
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in wine there is truth
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lapsus linguae
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a slip of the tongue
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locum tenens
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a substitute
[holding a place] |
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mea culpa
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my fault
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memento more
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remember you are mortal
[remember to die] |
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mens sana in corpore sano
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a healthy mind in a healthy body
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