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Language - Latin
8th Grade
03/10/2011

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Term
pandoras box
Definition
a box full of evil things which should not be opened
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E pluribus unum
Definition
out of many, one
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Dum spiro spero
Definition
while i breath, i hope
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Ars et scientia augebunten
Definition
art and knowledge will be increased
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non compas mentis
Definition
not of sound mind
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mea culpa
Definition
the guilt is mine
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deus ex machina
Definition
god out of a machine
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requiescat in pacena
Definition
may she rest in peace
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moratorium
Definition
delaying
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this saying can be used on graves
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requiescat in pacem
Term
suspension of activity, a legally authorized period of delay in the payment of a debt.
Definition
moratorium
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used in a legal context to refer to someone who is incapable of making decisions for himself, because of mental illness,dementia,memory loss,etc. A court can appoint a "guardian" for such a person
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non compas mentis
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an admission of guilt or responsibility. It is used almost exactly like the expression "My Bad"
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Mea Culpa
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used when talking about literature, especially drama. in ancient plays someties a charactre would be saved and the dramatic situation resolved by a "__________"- a god who would flly down and rescue the character. Today a deus ex machina refers to an unbelievable event at the end of a story which wraps everything up. A weak lame, artificial end to a story
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deus ex machina
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E pluribus unum
Definition
this is the motto of the united states. It means that we are a unity composed of many states.
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this is the motto of the sate of south carolina. It means that as long as life continues, there is hope
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Dum spiro, spero
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this is the motto of LPS. "Ars" can also mean skill
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Ars et scientia augebunten
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one of the first women ever created. Zeus gave her to Epimetheus and all the gods presented them with a box into which all possible evils had been shut up. She was curius and opened the box and out flew plagues, war, famine, etc. She was left with one good thing. Hope.
Definition
Pandoras box.
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