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| Ab Hinc | | From Here on |
| Ab Initio | | From the Beginning |
| Ad Alium Diem | | At Another Day |
| Ad Idem | | Of the Same Mind |
| Ad Libitum | | As One Pleases |
'ad lib'
| Ad Locum | | At the Place |
| Ad Rem | | To the Point |
| Adsum | | Here! Present! |
| Ad Vitam Aeternam | | Forever |
| Alma Mater | | Nurturing Mother |
| Alter Ego | | Other Self |
| Alumnus | | Former Pupil |
Literally 'nursling'.
| Amor Caecis Est | | Love is Blind |
| Amor Dei Intellectualis | | The Intellectual Love Towards God |
Baruch Spinoza
| Amor Patriae | | Love of Country |
| Amor Vincint Omnia | | Love Conquers All |
Virgil
| Annus Horribilis | | A Horrible Year |
Alternate colloquial translation could be a "bum year"
| Antebellum | | Before the War |
| Ante Meridiem | | Before Noon |
A.M.
| Aqua Vitae | | Water of Life |
Formerly applied to strong alcohol - whisky or brandy.
| Ars Gratia Artis | | Art for Art's Sake |
The motto of Metro Goldwyn Meyer.
| Aude Sapere | | Dare to Know |
| Ave Atque Vale | | Hail and Farewell |
Catallus
| Bellum Omnium Contra Omnes | | The War of All Against All |
Thomas Hobbes
| Bona Fortuna | | Good Luck |
| Caeca Invidia Est | | Envy is Blind |
Livy
| Carpe Diem | | Seize the Day |
| Casus Belli | | Grounds for War |
| Causa Sui | | Cause Of Itself |
Baruch Spinoza
| Circa | | Approximately |
Often abbreviated to 'c', e.g. c1920.
| Cogito Ergo Sum | | I Think Therefore I Am |
Rene Descartes
| Compos Mentis | | Of Sound Mind |
| Cum Laude | | With Praise |
| Deus Sive Natura | | God or Nature |
Baruch Spinoza
| Dies Natalis | | Birthday |
| Eo Ipso | | By the Very Act |
| Esse Est Percipi | | To Be Is to Be Perceived |
George Berkeley
| Et Alia | | And Others |
(or et alii) Abbreviated et al.
| Etcetera | | And the Rest |
Usually "etc."
| Et Sequens | | And the Following |
Abbreviated et. seq.
| Ex Cathedra | | With Authority |
| Exempli Gratia | | By Grace of Example |
"e.g."
| Ex More | | According to Custom |
| Ex Post Facto | | After the Deed |
| Ex Proprio Motu | | Voluntarily |
| Ex Vi Termini | | By Definition |
| Factum Est | | It is Done |
| Felix Culpa | | Happy Fault |
| Fiat | | Let It Be Done |
| Homo Homini Lupus | | Man is a Wolf to Man |
Thomas Hobbes
| Honoris Causa | | For the Sake of the Honour |
Refers to an honorary degree. (h.c.)
| Ibidem | | In the Same Place |
(in a book) Abbreviated ibid. or ib.
| Idem Quod | | The Same As |
"i.q."
| Id Est | | That is [to Say] |
- i.e. is NOT interchangeable with e.g. EVER
| Imprimis | | In First Place |
| In Actu | | In Reality |
| In Camera | | In Private Chamber |
| Incipit | | Begin Here |
| In Excelsis | | In the Highest |
| In Perpetum | | Forever |
| In Situ | | In Position |
| Inter Alia | | Among Other Things |
| In Toto | | Completely |
| Intra Muros | | Within the Walls |
| In Utero | | In the Womb |
| In Vino Veritas | | In Wine There is Truth |
More importantly, in wine there is alcohol.
| Ipso Facto | | By That Very Fact |
| Lector Benevole | | Kind Reader |
| Loco Citato | | In the Place Cited |
"l.c." or "loc. cit."
| Magna Charta | | Great Paper |
| Mater Dolorosa | | Sorrowful Mother |
The Virgin Mary.
| Mea Culpa | | Through My Fault |
| Mens Rea | | Guilty Mind |
| Modus Operandi | | Way of Operating |
Often referred to as 'm.o.'
| Modus Vivendi | | Way of Living |
| Momento Mori | | Remember Death |
| Moratorium | | A Delay |
| Nemo Sine Vitio Est | | No One is Without Fault |
Seneca the Elder
| Nihil Est In Intellectu Quod Non Prius Fuerit In Sensu | | Nothing Is in the Understanding That Was Not Earlier in the Senses |
John Locke
| Nole Prosequi | | Do Not Pursue |
| Nunc Aut Nunquam | | Now or Never |
| Pace Tua | | With Your Consent |
| Passim | | All Through |
| Paucis Verbis | | In a Few Words |
| Per Capita | | Per Head |
| Per Centum | | Per Hundred |
Now 'percent'.
| Per Mensem | | Monthly |
| Plusque Minusque | | More or Less |
| Post Meridiem | | After Noon |
P.M.
| Post Mortem | | After Death |
| Post Scriptum | | After What Has Been Written |
P.S.
| Pro Patria | | For One's Country |
| Res Gestae | | Things Done |
| Sic | | Thus Just to |
| Sine Loco | | Without Place |
The Latin "sine" is the basis for the Spanish "sino" and the Italian "senza".
| Sine Qua Non | | A Prerequisite |
| Sotto Voce | | In Soft Voice |
| Stet | | Let It Stand |
| Sub Lite | | In Dispute |
| Sub Voce | | Under the Word |
Sometimes 's.v.'
| Sui Generesis | | Of Its Own Kind |
| Tabula Rasa | | Blank Tablet |
| Tempus Fugit | | Time Flies |
| Terra Firma | | Solid Ground |
| Ubique | | Everywhere |
| Una Voce | | With One Voice |
| Verbatim | | Word for Word |
| Verbum Sapienti Sat Est | | A Word to the Wise is Enough |
Sometimes just 'verb. sap.'
| Vice Versa | | In Reverse Order |
| Via Lactea | | The Milky Way |
| Vis Comica | | Sense of Humour |
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