FJCL PMAQ Flashcards
(185 cards)
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p.c.
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post cibum - after food
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mens sana in corpore sano (quotation)
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a sound mind in a sound body; Juvenal
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bona fide (phrase)
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in good faith
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habeas corpus
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you must have the body (literally); a writ to bring a detained person before a judge
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Audentis fortuna iuvat (quotation)
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fortune favors the brave; Vergil
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et al.
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et alia - and others
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Audemus iura nostra defendere (motto)
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We dare defend our rights; Alabama
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ante bellum (phrase)
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before the war
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c.
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cum - with
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Veritas vos liberabit
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The truth will set you free; Johns Hopkins University
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p.r.n.
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pro re nata - as needed
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pro bono publico (phrase)
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for the public welfare
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P.M.
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post meridiem - after noon
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Scuto bonae voluntatis tuae coronasti nos (motto)
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With the shield of thy goodwill, thou has covered us; Maryland
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per diem (phrase)
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by the day
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ex post facto (phrase)
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enacted after the fact/retroactive
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pax vobiscum (phrase)
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peace be with you
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citius, altius, fortius, communiter (motto)
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swifter, higher, stronger, together; Olympics
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op. cit.
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opere citato - in the work cited
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in toto (phrase)
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entirely
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Non sibi, sed suis (motto)
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Not for herself, but for her own; Tulane University
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Animis opibusque parati (motto)
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Prepared in mind and resources; South Carolina
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ipso facto (phrase)
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by the very fact itself
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per annum (phrase)
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by the year
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Qui transtulit sustinet (motto)
He who has transplanted, sustains; Connecticut
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Terras irradient (motto)
Let them illuminate the earth; Amherst College
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etc.
et cetera - and the rest, and so forth
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ex tempore (phrase)
on the spur of the moment
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Vox clamantis in deserto (motto)
The voice of one crying in the wilderness; Dartmouth college
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Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (motto)
With the sword she seeks calm peace under liberty; Massachusetts
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in re (phrase)
concerning/in the matter of
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Ecce quam bonun (motto)
Behold how good; Sewanee, University of the South
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Sic semper tyrannis (motto)
Thus ever to tyrants; Virginia
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a.c.
ante cibum - before food
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Ad astra per aspera (motto)
To the stars through difficulties; Kansas
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ars artis gratia (motto)
art for the sake of art; Metro Goldwyn Mayer
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Lux sit (motto)
Let there be light; University of Washington
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Pro ecclesia et patria (motto)
For church and country; Trinity College
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Literris dedicata et omnibus artibus (motto)
Dedicated to letters and all the arts; University of Nebraska
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in absentia (phrase)
in absence
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Annuit Coeptis
he looks with favor on our undertakings; $1 bill
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exit (phrase)
he/she goes out
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in memoriam (phrase)
in memory of
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carpe diem (quotation)
seize the day; Horace
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e pluribus unum (motto)
from/out of many, one; U.S. (found on all coins)
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ad nauseam (phrase)
to the point of disgust
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lapsus linguae (phrase)
a slip of the tongue
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s.
sine - without
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persona non grata (phrase)
an unwelcome person
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terra firma (phrase)
solid ground
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cf.
confer - compare
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b.i.d.
bis in die - twice a day
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Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus interpres (quotation)
As a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word; Horace
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Dum spiro, spero (motto)
While I breathe, I hope; South Carolina
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pro tem.
pro tempore - for the time being
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stet (phrase)
let it stand
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A.D.
anno domini - in the year of our Lord
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contra (phrase)
against
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gtt.
guttae - drops
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ex officio (phrase)
by virtue of office
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Si quaeris paeninsulam amoenam circumspice (motto)
If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you; Michigan
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Lux et veritas (motto)
Light and truth; Yale University
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id.
idem - the same (author)
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festina lente (quotation)
make haste slowly; Augustus
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cave canem (quotation)
beware of the dog; mosaic in Pompeii
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vigilantia pretium libertatis (phrase)
vigilance (is) the price of liberty
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ibid
ibidem - in the same place
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t.i.d.
ter in die - three times a day
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non compos mentis (phrase)
not of sound mind
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status quo (phrase)
the existing state of affairs
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Novus Ordo Seclorum
A new order of the ages; $1 bill
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errare humanum est (quotation)
to err is human; Seneca the Younger
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ex libris (phrase)
from the books/library of
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o.d.
oculus dexter - right eye
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A.M.
ante meridiem - before noon
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Q.E.D.
quod erat demonstrandum - that which must be (had to be) demonstrated
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per capita (phrase)
by heads
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Salus populi (motto)
The welfare of the people; University of Missouri
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ab ovo usque ad mala (phrase)
from the egg to the apple (like "from soup to nuts")
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Artes scientia, veritas (motto)
Arts, knowledge, truth; University of Michigan
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Lux hominum vita (motto)
Light, the life of men; University of New Mexico
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via (phrase)
by way of
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Crescit eundo (motto)
It grows as it goes; New Mexico
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multum in parvo (phrase)
much in little
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s.i.d.
semel in die - once a day
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cum grano salis (phrase)
with a grain of salt
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Excelsior (motto)
Ever upward; New York
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Mens agitat molem (motto)
Mind moves the mass; University of Oregon
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Crescat scientia, vita excolatur (motto)
Let knowledge grow, let life be enriched; University of Chicago
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Salus populi suprema lex esto (motto)
The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law; Missouri
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Iustitia omnibus (motto)
Justice for all; District of Columbia
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Labor omnia vincit (motto)
Work conquers all; Oklahoma
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Dirigo (motto)
I point the way; Maine
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divide et impera (phrase)
divide and rule
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de gustibus non est disputandum (phrase)
there is no accounting for tastes/everyone to their own taste
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vice versa (phrase)
the other way around
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non sequitur (phrase)
it does not follow/an illogical inference
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q.s.
quantum sufficiat - as much as needed
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e.g.
exempli gratia - for (the sake of an) example
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Lux et lex (motto)
Light and law; University of North Dakota
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N.B.
nota bene - note well (pay attention to this)
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Deo gratiam habeamus (motto)
Let us be thankful to god; Kentucky
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Disciplina praesidium civitatis (motto)
Training, the defense of the state; University of Texas
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verbatim (phrase)
word for word
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aq.
aqua - water
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Rident stolidi verba Latina (quotation)
Fools laugh at the Latin language; Ovid
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post proelium, praemium (phrase)
after the battle, the reward
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Virtute et Armis (state motto)
By valor and arms; Mississippi
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Esse quam videri (motto)
To be rather than to seem; North Carolina
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Respice, adspice, prospice (motto)
Look to the past, look to the present, look to the future; City College of New York
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P.S.
post scriptum - written afterwards
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alma mater (phrase)
nourishing mother (as in a school/college)
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viz.
videlicet - namely
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et tu, Brute (quotation)
Even you, Brutus; Julius Caesar (Shakespeare)
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vica voce (phrase)
by spoken word/orally
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ad lib.
ad libitum - at pleasure
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Nil sine numine (motto)
Nothing without divine guidance; Colorado
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de iure (phrase)
by right/legally
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sig.
signa - write
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Regnat populus (motto)
The people rule; Arkansas
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Esto perpetua (motto)
May it last forever; Idaho
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stat.
statim - immediately
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q.i.d.
quater in die - four times a day
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exeunt (phrase)
they go out
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caveat emptor (phrase)
let the buyer beware
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Alis volat propriis (motto)
She flies with her own wings; Oregon
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Rx.
recipe - take (as prescribed)
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de facto (phrase)
in fact/actually
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corpus delicti (phrase)
the body of the crime
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in loco parentis (phrase)
in the place of a parent
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o.s.
oculus sinister - left eye
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Cedant Arma Togae (motto)
Let arms yield to the toga; Wyoming
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In lumine tuo videbimus lumen (motto)
In your light we shall see the light; Columbia University
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semper fidelis (motto)
always faithful; US Marine Corps
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ad hoc (phrase)
for this purpose
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Stella quarta decima fulgeat (motto)
May the fourteenth star shine bright; Vermont
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a mari usque ad mare (motto)
From sea to sea; Canada
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tempus fugit (phrase)
time flies
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Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas (quotation)
It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it; Pliny the Younger
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vs.
versus - against
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pater patriae (phrase)
father of the country
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i.e.
id est - that is (an explanation)
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A.U.C.
ab urbe condita - from the founding of the city
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pro (phrase)
for
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h.s.
hora somni - at bedtime
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ad infinitum (phrase)
without end
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Ditat Deus (motto)
God enriches; Arizona
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vox populi, vox Dei (phrase)
the voice of people (is) the voice of god
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ars longa, vita brevis (quote)
art is long, life is short; Horace
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q.v.
quod vide - which see
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vade mecum (phrase)
a constant companion
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ne plus ultra (phrase)
nothing more beyond/perfection
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Vires, artes, mores (motto)
Strength, Skill, Character; Florida State University
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per se (phrase)
by itself; essentially
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Civium in moribus rei publicae salus (motto)
The welfare of the state lies in the character of its citizens; University of Florida
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semper paratus (motto)
always prepared; US Coast Guard
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quid pro quo (phrase)
something for something
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in medias res (phrase)
in the middle of things
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Nil sine magno labore (motto)
Nothing without great labor; Brooklyn College
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non rep.
non repetatur - do not repeat
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per cent.
per centum - by the hundred
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modus vivendi (phrase)
a method of living
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prima facie (phrase)
at first sight
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post mortem (phrase)
after death
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sine qua non (phrase)
not without which/a necessity
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veni, vidi, vici (quotation)
I came, I saw, I conquered; Julius Caesar
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M.D.
medicinae doctor - medical doctor, doctor of medicine
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de mortuis nil nisi bonum (phrase)
(speak) only good of the dead
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Scientia sol mentis (motto)
Knowledge, the sun of the mind; Delaware College
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Virtute et Armis (school motto)
By valor and arms; University of Mississippi
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m.o.
modus operandi - a method of operating
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In Deo speramus (motto)
In God we trust; Brown University
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in hoc signo vinces (quotation)
in this sign you will conquer; Seen in the sky by Constantine before battle of Milvian Bridge
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Mihi cura future (motto)
My care is for the future; Hunter college
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sine die (phrase)
indefinitely/without setting a day
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Studiis et rebus honestis (motto)
To honorable pursuits and deeds; University of Vermont
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Montani semper liberi (motto)
Mountaineers are always free; West Virginia
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m.
meridie - at midday, noon
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Veritas (motto)
Truth; Harvard University
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Perstare et praestare (motto)
To persevere and surpass; New York University
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Alea iacta est (quotation)
the die is cast; Caesar, about to cross the Rubicon
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Sapientia et doctrina (motto)
Wisdom and knowledge; Fordham University
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p.o.
per os - by mouth
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Eureka (motto)
I have found it; California
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sic transit glorida mundi (phrase)
thus passes the glory of the world
