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  2. List of Latin words with English derivatives - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    Translated into Latin from Baudelaire's L'art pour l'art. Motto of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. While symmetrical for the logo of MGM, the better word order in Latin is "Ars artis gratia". ars longa, vita brevis: art is long, life is short: Seneca, De Brevitate Vitae, 1.1, translating a phrase of Hippocrates that is often used out of context. The "art ...

  4. List of phrases containing the word vitae - Wikipedia

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    Vitae is a Latin word, meaning or pertaining to life. Aqua vitae, archaic name for a concentrated aqueous solution of ethanol, distilled spirits; Arbor vitae (disambiguation), "tree of life" De Brevitate Vitae, work of Roman philosopher Seneca; Curriculum vitae or CV, summary of education and job experience, résumé

  5. List of Latin phrases (M) - Wikipedia

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    method of living or way of life: An accommodation between disagreeing parties to allow life to go on. A practical compromise. Monasterium sine libris est sicut civitas sine opibus: A monastery without books is like a city without wealth: Used in the Umberto Eco novel The Name of the Rose. Part of a much larger phrase: Monasterium sine libris ...

  6. List of Latin phrases (I) - Wikipedia

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    the very words themselves "Strictly word for word" (cf. verbatim). Often used in Biblical Studies to describe the record of Jesus' teaching found in the New Testament (specifically, the four Gospels). ipsissima voce: in the very voice itself: To approximate the main thrust or message without using the exact words ipso facto: by the fact itself

  7. List of Latin phrases (L) - Wikipedia

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    Often abbreviated to L.S., used as opening words for a letter lege artis: according to the law of the art: Denotes that a certain intervention is performed in a correct way. Used especially in a medical context. The 'art' referred to in the phrase is medicine. legem terrae: the law of the land: leges humanae nascuntur, vivunt, et moriuntur

  8. List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic ...

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    This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...

  9. List of Latin abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    However, with some exceptions (for example, versus or modus operandi), most of the Latin referent words and phrases are perceived as foreign to English. In a few cases, English referents have replaced the original Latin ones (e.g., "rest in peace" for RIP and "postscript" for PS). Latin was once the universal academic language in Europe.