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Latin II Phrase & Abreviations
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11/16/2004

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Term
ab initio
Definition
from the beginning
Term
de novo
Definition
anew
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cum grano salis
Definition
w/ a grain of salt
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pons asinorum
Definition
1.bridge of donkeys
2.Euclid's 5th proposition
3.any difficult situation or problem
Term
vox clamatis in deserto
Definition
one voice cries out in the desert (John the Baptist) [image]
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c/ca
Definition
L.=circa
E.=about/around
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lapsus calami
Definition
slip of the pen[image]
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lapsus memoriae
Definition
slip of the memory[image]
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lapsus linguae
Definition
slip of the tongue[image]
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(nos) morituri te salutamus
Definition
we who are about to die, salute you
(gladiators)
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amicus curiae
Definition
a friend of the court
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alea iacta est
Definition
the die is cast
(Julius Caesar)
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sic semper tyrannis
Definition
thus always to tyrants
(lincoln/ john wilkes boothe)
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ex nihilo nihil fit
Definition
out of nothing comes nothing
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age quid agis
Definition
to the matter at hand
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astrophobia
Definition
fear of the stars
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altophobia
Definition
fear of heights
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alliumphobia
Definition
fear of garlic
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aurophobia
Definition
fear of gold
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felinophobia
Definition
fear of cats
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frigophobia
Definition
fear of cold
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noctiphobia
Definition
fear of night
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pedophobia
Definition
fear of children
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ambulophobia
Definition
fear of walking
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apiphobia
Definition
fear of bees
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ranidaphobia
Definition
fear of frogs[image]
Term
A.U.C.
Definition
from the building of the city
(Rome)
Term
genius loci
Definition
the spirit of the place (haunted house)[image]
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non compos mentis
Definition
not sound of mind
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sanctum sanctorum
Definition
a very private place
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