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Latin Phrases
24 Latin Phrases You Should Know!
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9th Grade
03/09/2011

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Ad Hoc
Definition
something not carefully planned (an ad hoc party)
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Ad nauseam
Definition
something that happens over and over until you get sick of it (getting a song stuck in your head)
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alter ego
Definition
having multiple identites (Supermna/Clark Kent)
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aqua vitae
Definition
a beverage that restores you to life (Vitamin Water, for me!)
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carpe diem
Definition
seize the day!! (say/scream while doing adrenaline-building activities)
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circa
Definition
around (I don't know when he was born, exactly, but it was circa the fifteenth century.)
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deus ex machine
Definition
god out of a machine (used to describe a movie/situation when a force from above, like a fairy godmother, comes down and resolves everything)
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ergo
Definition
therefore (a signal that the next thing is the conclusion)
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in medias res
Definition
starting in the middle of things (a James Bond movie)
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et cetera
Definition
and other things (Jenny, Kimia, Katie, etc.)
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non sequitor
Definition
does not follow ("And then, we decided to go to the movies....look, a bunny!")
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modus operandi
Definition
mode of operation (habits/the typical way of doing something)
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per capita
Definition
by the head (being paid per capita, or how many people showed up)
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per diem
Definition
by the day (being paid by each day you show up to work)
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persona non grata
Definition
person not wanted (someone from Cuba in the U.S., and vice versa)
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quasi
Definition
as if (almost, but not quite)
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quid pro quo
Definition
this for that (you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours)
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semper fidelis
Definition
always faithful (once you're in, you're in forever)
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sic
Definition
this (put in brackets after a quote with mistakes)
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sine qua non
Definition
without this, there is nothing (birthday party without cake)
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status quo
Definition
things are like this (the way things currently are-HSM song!)
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tabula rasa
Definition
blank slate (an absolute fresh start)
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terra incognita
Definition
unknown land (what you are about to do is beyond anything you've experienced before)
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verbatim
Definition
word by word (writing something word for word)
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