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In linguistics, the ultima is the last syllable of a word, the penult is the next-to-last syllable, and the antepenult is third-from-last syllable. In a word of three ...
Interunit rivalry often leads to the sarcastic translation of ubique to mean all over the place in a derogative sense. Motto of the American Council on Foreign Relations, where the translation of ubique is often given as omnipresent, with the implication of pervasive hidden influence. [2] ultima forsan: perhaps the last: i.e. "perhaps your last ...
Title and first words of the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI. For other meanings see Deus caritas est (disambiguation). deus ex machina: a god from a machine: From the Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (apò mēchanēs theós). A contrived or artificial solution, usually to a literary plot.
or "everything sounds more impressive when said in Latin"; a more common phrase with the same meaning is quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur (whatever said in Latin, seems profound) omnia in mensura et numero et pondere disposuisti: Thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight. Book of Wisdom, 11:21: Omnia mea mecum porto
"Ultima Thule" is a short story written by author Vladimir Nabokov and published in New Yorker magazine on April 7, 1973. [54] Ultima Thule is mentioned in The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco in reference to an illuminated manuscript that the narrator/character Adso sees when he explores the library labyrinth alone at the end of the third day ...
Ultima Foods, a division of Quebec-based dairy company Agropur; Ultima Sports Ltd, a manufacturer of sports cars based in England; Junkers Profly Ultima, a German homebuilt aircraft design; Kodak Ultima, a brand of photo paper for inkjet printers sold by Eastman Kodak; Kyosho Ultima, a radio-controlled car made by Kyosho
The penult follows the antepenult and precedes the ultima. For example, the main stress falls on the penult in such English words as banána, and Mississíppi, and just about all words ending in -ic such as músic, frántic, and phonétic. Occasionally, "penult" refers to the last word but one of a sentence.
Ultima latet ut observentur omnes. (The last [hour] is hidden so that we watch them all.) [11] Umbra sicut hominis vita. (A person's life is like a shadow.) [11] Una ex his erit tibi ultima. (One of these [hours] will be your last.) [11] Ver non semper viret. (Spring is not always in bloom.) [11] Vita fugit, sicut umbra (Life passes like the ...