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Sui generis (/ ˌ s uː i ˈ dʒ ɛ n ər ɪ s / SOO-ee JEN-ər-iss, [1] Classical Latin: [ˈsʊ.iː ˈɡɛnɛrɪs]) is a Latin phrase that means "of its/their own kind" or "in a class by itself", therefore "unique". [2] Several disciplines use the term to refer to unique entities. These include:
Term used for the university one attends or has attended. Another university term, matriculation, is also derived from mater. The term suggests that the students are "fed" knowledge and taken care of by the university. It is also used for a university's traditional school anthem. alter ego: another I: i.e., another self, a second persona or ...
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This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter S.
From Medieval Latin eccentricus, derived from Greek ekkentros, "out of the center", from ek-, ex - "out of" + kentron, "center". [1] Eccentric first appeared in English essays as a neologism in 1551, as an astronomical term meaning "a circle in which the earth, sun, etc. deviates from its center."
The term Romance derives from the Vulgar Latin adverb romanice, "in Roman", derived from romanicus: for instance, in the expression romanice loqui, "to speak in Roman" (that is, the Latin vernacular), contrasted with latine loqui, "to speak in Latin" (Medieval Latin, the conservative version of the language used in writing and formal contexts ...
This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter V.
Latin profanity: Latin for the profane. Law of holes: If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging! La plume de ma tante (phrase) One of the first phrases stereotypically learned in French, and outside of being possessed by an ancient Mesopotamian demon, is one of the least likely phrases to ever actually be used in practice.