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  2. List of Latin phrases (I) - Wikipedia

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    ite, missa est: go, it is the dismissal: Loosely: "You have been dismissed". Concluding words addressed to the people in the Mass of the Roman Rite. [7] The term missa "Mass" derives from a reanalysis of the phrase to mean "Go, the missa is accomplished." iter legis: the path of the law: The path a law takes from its conception to its ...

  3. Ite, missa est - Wikipedia

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    "Ite, missa est" sung by the deacon at a Solemn Mass. Ite, missa est (English: "Go, it is the dismissal") are the concluding Latin words addressed to the people in the Mass of the Roman Rite in the Catholic Church, as well as in the Divine Service of the Lutheran Church.

  4. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    I strive towards higher things: ad arbitrium: at will, at pleasure: ad astra: to the stars: A common name or motto, in whole or part, among many publications ad astra per aspera: to the stars through difficulties: i.e., "a rough road leads to the stars", as on the Launch Complex 34 memorial plaque for the astronauts of Apollo 1.

  5. List of Latin phrases (R) - Wikipedia

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    [2] ratione soli: by account of the ground: Or "according to the soil". Assigning property rights to a thing based on its presence on a landowner's property. ratum et consummatum: confirmed and completed: in Canon law, a consummated marriage ratum tantum: confirmed only: in Canon law, a confirmed but unconsummated marriage (which can be ...

  6. Tautology (language) - Wikipedia

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    "Wandering planet" – the word planet comes from the Greek word 'πλανήτης (planḗtēs), which itself means "wanderer". "If you know, you know", a common English phrase. "A pair of two"; by its nature, a pair is two items, so "a pair of two" is redundant. "What's for you won't go by you", a Scottish proverb that is tautological

  7. Omnia sunt communia - Wikipedia

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    Omnia sunt communia is a Latin phrase and slogan translated as "all things are to be held in common" [1] or simply "all things in common". Originating in the Latin translation of the Acts of the Apostles, altered forms of the slogan were applied as a legal maxim in canon law and later in secular law.

  8. Lexical item - Wikipedia

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    In lexicography [citation needed], a lexical item is a single word, a part of a word, or a chain of words that forms the basic elements of a language's lexicon (≈ vocabulary). [ citation needed ] Examples are cat , traffic light , take care of , by the way , and it's raining cats and dogs .

  9. Dual (grammatical number) - Wikipedia

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    Dual (abbreviated DU) is a grammatical number that some languages use in addition to singular and plural.When a noun or pronoun appears in dual form, it is interpreted as referring to precisely two of the entities (objects or persons) identified by the noun or pronoun acting as a single unit or in unison.