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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 (R) - Wikipedia

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    "RIP" is commonly reinterpreted as meaning the English phrase "Rest In Peace", the two meaning essentially the same thing. rerum cognoscere causas: to learn the causes of things: Motto of the University of Sheffield, the University of Guelph, and London School of Economics. res derelictae: abandoned thing

  5. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    A person or thing fit only to be the object of an experiment, as in the phrase 'Fiat experimentum in corpore vili.' corrigenda: things to be corrected: corruptio optimi pessima: the corruption of the best is the worst: corruptissima re publica plurimae leges: When the republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous: Tacitus

  6. List of Latin phrases (A) - Wikipedia

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    to the same: An ad eundem degree (derived from ad eundem gradum, "to the same step or degree") is a courtesy degree awarded by a university or college to an alumnus of another. Rather than an honorary degree, it is a recognition of the formal learning for which the degree was earned at another college. ad fontes: to the sources

  7. Tautology (language) - Wikipedia

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    In literary criticism and rhetoric, a tautology is a statement that repeats an idea using near-synonymous morphemes, words or phrases, effectively "saying the same thing twice". [1] [2] Tautology and pleonasm are not consistently differentiated in literature. [3] Like pleonasm, tautology is often considered a fault of style when unintentional.

  8. Huh? Here’s Exactly What ‘Bruh’ Means, as Slang and More

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    Tons of parents have wondered the same thing. To give you more insight into this word, keep reading. We’re breaking down its definition, whether or not it’s disrespectful, how to use it in a ...

  9. Pleonasm - Wikipedia

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    A bilingual tautological expression is a phrase that combines words that mean the same thing in two different languages. [8]: 138 An example of a bilingual tautological expression is the Yiddish expression מים אחרונים וואַסער ‎ mayim akhroynem vaser. It literally means "water last water" and refers to "water for washing the ...