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  2. List of Latin phrases (E) - Wikipedia

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    Exempli gratiā is usually abbreviated "e. g." or "e.g." (less commonly, ex. gr.).The abbreviation "e.g." is often interpreted (Anglicised) as 'example given'. The plural exemplōrum gratiā to refer to multiple examples (separated by commas) is now not in frequent use; when used, it may be seen abbreviated as "ee.g." or even "ee.gg.", corresponding to the practice of doubling plurals in Latin ...

  3. List of Latin phrases (Q) - Wikipedia

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    quibuscum(que) viis (and) by whatever ways possible: Used by Honoré de Balzac in several works, [2] including Illusions perdues and Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes. qui docet in doctrina: he that teacheth, on teaching: Motto of the University of Chester. A less literal translation is "Let those who teach, teach" or "Let the teacher teach".

  4. List of Latin phrases (A) - Wikipedia

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    from the beginning: i.e., "from the outset", referring to an inquiry or investigation. Ab initio mundi means "from the beginning of the world". In literature, it refers to a story told from the beginning rather than in medias res ('from the middle'). In science, it refers to the first principles. In other contexts, it often refers to beginner ...

  5. List of Latin phrases (T) - Wikipedia

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    Te occidere possunt sed te edere non possunt nefas est: They can kill you, but they cannot eat you, it is against the law. The motto of the fictional Enfield Tennis Academy in the David Foster Wallace novel Infinite Jest. Translated in the novel as "They can kill you, but the legalities of eating you are quite a bit dicier". technica impendi ...

  6. List of Spanish words of Nahuatl origin - Wikipedia

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    This word ending—thought to be difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce at the time—evolved in Spanish into a "-te" ending (e.g. axolotl = ajolote). As a rule of thumb, a Spanish word for an animal, plant, food or home appliance widely used in Mexico and ending in "-te" is highly likely to have a Nahuatl origin.

  7. List of Latin phrases (U) - Wikipedia

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    ut cognoscant te: so that they may know You. Motto of Boston College High School. ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas: though the power be lacking, the will is to be praised all the same: From Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto (III, 4, 79). ut dicitur: as has been said; as above: ut incepit fidelis sic permanet: as she began loyal, so she persists

  8. Read the Transcript of Trump's Person of the Year Interview - AOL

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    Let's start out on what's happening right now. You were elected on a promise to change Washington. By all accounts, the fight over that has already begun. One of your nominees was effectively ...

  9. List of Latin phrases (N) - Wikipedia

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    a word is known by the company it keeps: In statutory interpretation, when a word is ambiguous, its meaning may be determined by reference to the rest of the statute. noster nostri: Literally "Our ours" Approximately "Our hearts beat as one." nota bene (n.b.) mark well: That is, "please note" or "note it well". novus ordo seclorum: new order of ...