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This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...
Julius Caesar just before crossing the Rubicon, when he is supposed to have uttered the phrase. Alea iacta est ("The die is cast") is a variation of a Latin phrase (iacta alea est [ˈjakta ˈaːlɛ.a ˈɛs̺t]) attributed by Suetonius to Julius Caesar on 10 January 49 BC, as he led his army across the Rubicon river in Northern Italy, in defiance of the Roman Senate and beginning a long civil ...
Volumen and Rotulus. A rotulus (plural rotuli) or rotula (pl. rotulae), often referred to as a "vertical roll," [1] is a long and narrow strip of writing material, historically papyrus or parchment, that is wound around a wooden axle or rod. [2]
This is a list of Wikipedia articles of Latin phrases and their translation into English. To view all phrases on a single, lengthy document, see: List of Latin phrases (full) The list is also divided alphabetically into twenty pages:
Volumen is a Latin word for "roll" or "volume" and may refer to: a book in roll form; see rotulus, scroll and History of scrolls; Volumen (DVD) by the singer-songwriter Björk; Volumen Plus, another DVD by Björk; Volumen 5 by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, a ska band
The last words of Jesus on the cross in the Latin translation of John 19:30. contemptus mundi/saeculi: scorn for the world/times: Despising the secular world. The monk or philosopher's rejection of a mundane life and worldly values. contra bonos mores: against good morals: Offensive to the conscience and to a sense of justice. contra legem ...
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Roll (gymnastics), a fundamental skill in gymnastics; Roll, a British obsolete unit of measurement for butter and cheese; Coin wrapper or roll, a container for a number of coins; Scroll, or roll, a rolled-up piece of parchment or paper; Roll (finance), process of switching to a contract with a later expiry date