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ad libitum
'at pleasure.'
As one wishes. |
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ad locum
'to the place.'
Directs the reader to particular lines or passages. |
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circa
'about, approximately.' |
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exempli gratia
'for the sake of example.' |
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et alii, aliae, alia
'and others.' |
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ibidem
'in the same place.'
Used in giving a second reference to teh work named immediately preceding. Used alone if the reference is to the same page of the same; if not, ibit. is followed by a new page number. |
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id est
'that is.'
Introduces a second way of saying the same thing. |
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loco citato
'in the place cited.'
Refers to the same page or passage already mentioned (unless it is mentioned twice in succession without any intervening reference to anything else. Cf. ibid.). |
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nota bene
'note (this) well.' |
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opere citato
'in the work cited.'
Used to refer to a work previoiusly mentioned. However, if the title was mentioned last five or six pages back, it saves the reader much page-turning to repeat the title. |
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passim
'scattered throughout.' |
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post scriptum
'written afterwards.' |
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quod vide
'which see.'
Used especially in cross references. |
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scilicet
'namely.'
Used to introduce a synonym or to indicate a missing word or phrase that should be supplied or understood. |
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sic
'thus.'
Used when quoting exactly an error or irregularity in spelling, grammar, or fact. |
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sequens, sequentes
'and following (f., ff.).' |
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sub verbo
'under the word.'
Refers reader to a dictionary entrance. |
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videlicet
'it is permitted to see, namely.'
Same as sc. |
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| 'from the beginning' (assuming that the egg came first!). |
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| 'to the point, to the matter.' |
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| 'according to the value' (tax based upon price). |
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| "another I' (one's intimate friend). |
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| 'from the stronger, sc. argument' (emphasizing a weak point in order to support a strong one). |
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| 'from the former' (1. deducing consequences from given definitions; 2. referring to knowledge based upon reason rather than solely upon experience, the opposite of a posteriori). |
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| 'argument directed at the man' (personal consideration of one's opponent rather than impersonal consideration of the subject under discussion). |
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| 'argument from silent' (an arument based on the absence of evidence to the contrary). |
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| 'with good faith' (sincere, trustworthy) |
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| 'from the fact' (actual, in operation). |
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| 'from the law' (legal, rightful). |
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| 'from a fresh beginning, anew.' |
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| 'from (by virtue of) one's office.' |
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| 'from (one) part' (in law, hearing from one side only). |
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| 'from a deed done afterward.' |
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| 'from the time' (on the spur of the moment). |
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| 'you may have the body' (a writ releasing a prisoner) |
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| 'horror of a vacuum' (dislike for leaving empty spaces unfilled). |
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| 'in the site' (where something is found). |
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| 'by the very fact itself' (inevitably, logically). |
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| 'a great work' (a masterpiece). |
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| 'manner of living' (a way of getting along). |
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| 'with things changed which need changing.' |
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| 'seek nothing more beyond' (perfection). |
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| 'I don't wish to contest (the case)' (the legal acceptance of a penalty without admission of guilt). |
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nolumus proseque
'we don't wish to prosecute.' |
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| 'it doesn't follow' (an illogical conclusion). |
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| 'things said along the way' (asides). |
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| 'by a hundred' (one one-hundreth). |
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| 'by itself' (through this alone). |
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| 'at first appearance' (on the face of it). |
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| 'something for something' (tit for tat). |
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quod erat demonstrandum
'that which was to be proved.' |
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| 'reduction to absurdity' (carrying an argument to an extreme to make it appear ridiculous). |
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| 'without a day' (adjournment with no time set for reconvening, an expression which, in view of the etymology of adjournment, is something of a contradiction in terms). |
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| 'without which (it is) not (possible)' (something indispensable). |
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| 'the situation in which (things were).' |
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| 'under the rose bush' (secretly). |
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