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Annus horribilis (pl. anni horribiles) is a Latin phrase that means "horrible year". It is complementary to annus mirabilis , which means "wonderful year". Origin of phrase
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The Queen’s use of the Latin phrase “annus horribilis”, which translates as “horrible year”, was a play on the more commonly used phrase “annus mirabilis”, meaning “year of wonders
The Queen's annus horribilis went down in 1992 and is an entire episode on 'The Crown' season 5—here's what happened to the Queen and how the year got its name.
At the time she described it with the now infamous phrase, "annus horribilis". The Prince and Princess of Wales with their children at Westminster Abbey for the 'Together at Christmas' carol ...
annus horribilis: horrible year: Variation on annus mirabilis, recorded in print from 1890. [10] Notably used in a speech by Queen Elizabeth II to describe what a bad year 1992 had been for her. In Classical Latin, this phrase actually means "terrifying year". See also annus terribilis. annus mirabilis: wonderful year
French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language.It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100 –1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the language in the intervening years.