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A.D.
Anno Domini
A.M.
Ante Meridiem
ad hominem
for the man; by interest or prejudice rather than truth or logic
ad hoc
for this (particular purpose)
ad infinitum
to eternity; endlessly
ad nauseam
to nausea; to the point of being disgusting
alias
otherwse (named)
Alma Mater
foster mother' nurse (used for a school or college)
alumnus
foster child' nurseling (used as a graduate of an Alma Mater
Anno Domini
Year of the Lord
ante bellum
before the war
ante meridiem
before noon
Ars gratia artis
Art for the sake of art
Ars longa, vita brevis
Art is long, life is short
bona fide
in good faith; real without deceit
Carpe Diem
seize the day; live in the present
Cui bono?
To whose advantage
cum grano salis
with a grain of salt; with some allowance
cum laude
with prase (of academic achievements)
data
things given (as a basis for proof or investigation)
de facto
on the basis of ; in reality
de jure
on the basis of right; legally
De mortuis nil nisi bonum
(Say) nothing but good of the dead
Deo Volente
God willing
Dies Irae
Day of Wrath (Judgement Day)
E pluribus unum
one for many
emeritus
discharged; retired
et alia
and other things
et cetera
and the rest
ex cathedra
from the chair; with authority
ex post facto
on the basis of something done afterwards; retroactive
ex tempore
out of the moment
exeat
let him go out (a permission to leave)
exeunt
they go out (a stage direction)
exit
he goes out (a stage direction)
Festina lente
Make haste slwoly
fiat
let it be done (a term for an absolute command)
habeas corpus
that you may have the body
ibidem
in that same place
id est
that is
in extremis
among the last things; at the point of death
in loco parentis
in the place of a parent
in medias res
in the middle of things ; without preamble
In Memoriam
in the memory of
in toto
in the whole; generally or entirely
in vino veritas
in wine there is truth
inter alia
among other things
ipso facto
by that very fact
magna cum laude
with great praise (in academic achievments)
magnum opus
a great work; a masterpiece
materfamilias
mother of the family' matriarch
mea culpa
by my fault
Mens sana in corpore sano
a sound mind in a sound body
mirabile dictu
amazing to say
Morituri te salutamus
We, destined to die, salute you
Nil desperandum
nothing is to be despaired; one must never lose hope
non sequitur
it does not follow
nota bene
note well
O tempora! O mores!
Oh, the times! Oh, the customs!
opus citatum
the work previously cited
per annum
by the year, annually
per capita
for heads; for each individual
per diem
by the day, each day
per se
in itself, intrinsically
post meridiem
atfer noon
post mortem
atfer death
post scriptum
written afterwards
prima facie
by first appearance; on the face of it
pro bono publico
for the people's good
prot et contra
for and against
pro forma
for form's sake, as a matter of form
pro rata
according to a fixed (share); in proportion
pro tempore
for the time being
quasi
as if; as it were, in a certain sense
quid pro quo
something for something; something in return
Quod erat demonstrandum
Which was to be demonstrated
rara avis
a rare bird; an extraordinary thing or person
Resquiescat in pace
May he rest in peace
Senatus Populusque Romanus
the senate and the Roman people
sine qua non
without which not; a necessity
sub rosa
under the rose; secretly private
summa cum laude
with the highest praise (of academic achievements0
summum bonum
with the highest good (a term in ethics)
Tempus fugit
Time flies
terra firma
solid earth
verbatim
word for word
Verbum sat sapienti
a word to the wise is sufficient
versus
against
vice versa
the order having been changed
viva voce
by the living voice
vivat
may he live
vox populi
the voice of the people