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vigilance is the price of liberty
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vigilantia pretium libertatis
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not of sound mind; insane
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non compos mentis
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by heads
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per capita
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after the battle, the reward
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post proelium, praemium
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indefinitely
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sine die
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a constant companion
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vade mecum
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word for word
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verbatim
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entirely
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in toto
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in place of a parent
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in loco parentis
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by the very fact itself
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ipso facto
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on first sight
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prima facie
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printing term: let it stand
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stet
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for this purpose
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ad hoc
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speak only good of the dead
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de mortuis nil nisi bonum
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errare humanum est
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Seneca the Younger
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divide and rule
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divide et impera
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legally
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de iure
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at pleasure
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ad lib
ad libitum |
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and others
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et al
et alii |
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M.D. stands for
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Medicinae Doctor
Doctor of Medicine |
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for the time being
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pro tem
pro tempore |
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Rx
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Recipe
take (as directed) |
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m.
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meridie
at midday, noon |
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Kansas
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Ad Astra Per Aspera
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Wyoming
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Cedant arma togae
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New Mexico
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Crescit eundo
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Maine
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Dirigo
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Arizona
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Ditat deus
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South Carolina
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Dum spiro, spero
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Massachusetts
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Ense petit placidam sub quietate libertatem
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North Carolina
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Esse Quam Videri
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Idaho
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Esto perpetua
May it last forever |
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District of Columbia
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Iustitia omnibus
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Oklahoma
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Labor omnia vincit
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West Virginia
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Montani semper liberi
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Colorado
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Nil Sine Numine
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Conneticut
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Qui transtulit sustinet
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Arkansas
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Regnat populus
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Missouri
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Salus populi suprema lex esto
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Maryland
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Scuto bonae voluntatis tuae coronasti nos:
With the shield of your good will you have crowned us |
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Virginia
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sic semper tyrannis
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Mississippi
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virtute et armis
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What three mottoes are found on the Great Seal of the United States?
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Annuit coeptis
Novus ordo seclorum E pluribus unum |
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ad eundem
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ad eundem gradum
to the same degree- academic degree equivalence, legal culpability |
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add salt TO TASTE
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ad gustum
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the case is still before the court
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adhuc sub iudice lis est
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ad inf
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ad infinitum
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ad lib
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ad libitum
at pleasure extemporaneously |
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to the highest authority
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ad limina apostolorum
to the highest authority appropriate for papal consideration, disposition before the the tombs of St. Peter and St. Paul |
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ad litem
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for the suit or action
a decisim valid only for the controversy under adjudication e.g. a guardian ad litem only acts as a guardian before the specific court. |
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ad litteram
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to the letter
precisely to the last jot |
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ad loc
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ad locum
to or for the place |
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Motto of the Jesuits
Abbreviation |
AMDG
Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam |
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ad patres
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dead, dying
to go ad patres = die to send someone ad patres = kill them |
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words traditionally used to open papal bulls
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ad perpetuam rei memoriam
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equivalent of a bird in hand is worth two in the bush
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ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora
eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow |
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ad quem
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for/to which/whom
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legal writ used to assess damages related to land taken for public use
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ad quod damnum
to what damage |
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ad referendum
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diplomat's term
for further consideration, referring to govts |
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ad rem
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to the matter at hand
pertinent; straightforward; addressing the matter at hand (vs. ad hominem) |
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formall answer to a roll call
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adsum
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perfectly, to a fingernail
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ad unguem
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unanimously
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ad unum omnes
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expurgated
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ad usum Delphini
i.e. Lous XIV of France |
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prepared for the worst
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ad utrumque paratus
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abbreviation and slogan and meaning for "in proportion to value"
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ad val
ad valorem e.g. import duties |
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ad verbum
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verbatim
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things noted, observations made
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adversa
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a journal, used to collect poems, etc.
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adversaria
that which has been turned to |
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adversus solem ne loquitor
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don't waste your time arguing the obvious
don't speak against the sun |
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ad vitam
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for life
legal term meaning for use during a person's life only |
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ad vitam aut culpam
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for life or until a misdeed
refers to feudal property practice, or gift given with strings attached |
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promotor fidei
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church official appointed to argue against a proposed anonization or beatification
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advocatus diaboli
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churh official appointed to argue against proposed canonization or beatification
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who said:
aegrescit medendo |
Vergil
"the disease worsens with the treatment" |
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Who said:
aegri somnia? |
Horace
a hallucination a sick man's dreams |
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a note from the doctor
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aegrotat
"he is sick" |
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aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem
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Horace
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A.S.
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aetatis suae
of his age Died A.S. 34 |
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quandoque bonus dormitat homerus
who said? |
horace
and when good homer sleeps |
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motto of oregon
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alis volat propriis
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Roman name for Ceres and Cybele
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Alma mater
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who said
tamquam alter idem |
cicero
as if a second self |
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altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi
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the deepest rivers flow with the least sound
don't sell short those who don't self-promote; don't think someone who thinks he's all that is really all that |
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who said
amare et sapere vix deo conceditur |
Publilius Syrus
It is scarcely allowed a god to love and be wise |
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amantium irae amoris ingratio est
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terence
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a legal separation
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a mensa et toro
from table and bed table = moneymaking table |
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impersonal spokesman in a court of law
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amicus curiae
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a philanthropist
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amicus humani generis
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a friend to the end
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amicus usque ad aras
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what line does chaucer quote in the prologue to the canterbury tales?
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amor vincit omnia
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cupidity; love of money
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amor nummi
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a hidden danger
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anguis in herba
a snake in the grass |
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latin translation of Plato's definition of a man
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animal bipes implume
a featherless two legged animal |
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two mottoes of south carolina
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1) animis opibusque parati
2) dum spiro spera |
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animis opibusque parati
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one of two mottoes of South Carolina
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A.A.S.
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anno aetatis suae
in the year of his age died ASS 60 |
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A.H.
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anno hegirae (622 BC)
for giving dates in muslim calendar |
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A.M. (less prominent one)
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Anno Mundi
reckoning from biblical date of creation |
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A.R.
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anno regni
in the year of the reign (of) |
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who wrote
annut coeptis |
vergil
great seal of the united states |
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A.C.
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ante christum
before christ |
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A.M.
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ante mortem
anno mundi ante meridiem |
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before childbirth
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ante partum
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Apage Satanas
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get away, Satan
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inductive reasoning
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a posteriori
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apparatus
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apparatus criticus
critical matter, |
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to banish
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interdicere alicui aqua et igni
to banish from Cicero and Caesar |
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whiskey, spirits
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aqua vitae
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toastmaster
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arbiter bibendi
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arbiter elegantiae
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authority in matters of taste
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who said (in what book too)
arcades ambo |
vergil, eclogues
both Arcadians (eg good at pastoral poetry) |
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arcanum arcanorum
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secret of secrets, secret of ultimate nature
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argumentum
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argument or proof or appeal
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argumentum ab inconvenienti
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an appeal based on the hardship or inconvenience involved
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argumentum ad captandum
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argument based on rousing popular passions
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crumena
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leather pouch that held money, secured by strap around a Roman's neck
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argumentum ad crumenam
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appeal to pocket book
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argumentum ad invidiam
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demagogue's appeal to jealousy, other undesirable traits
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ad rem
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argumentum ad rem
a relevant argument |
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argumentum baculinum
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appeal to force
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arrectis auribus
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on the alert
with ears aroused |
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when did Ovid die?
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AD 17
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logic
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ars artium
art of arts |
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who said
ars est celare artem |
ovid, ars amatoria
it is art to conceal art true art conceals how it is achieved |
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celo celare celavi celatus
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to hide
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who said (in greek)
ars longa vita brevis |
hippocrates
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arte perire sua
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to perish by one's own art
to trip oneself up |
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artes perditae
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lost arts
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motto of University of Michigan
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artes, scientia, veritas
arts, science, truth |
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A.B.
B.A. |
artium baccalaureus
bachelor of arts |
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A.M.
M.A. |
Artium Magister
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one fool rubs the other's back
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asinus asinum fricat
two people who lavish excessive praise on each other |
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from behind (esp. in sexual intercourse)
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a tergo
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an author who hasn't gained the attention he deserves
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auctor ignotus
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motto of Alabama
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audemus iura nostra defendere
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audi alteram partem
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hear the other side
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temporary celebrity
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aura popularis
the popular breeze |
