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  2. List of Latin phrases (R) - Wikipedia

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    An utterance by the Delphic oracle recorded by Eusebius in Praeparatio evangelica, book VI, ch. 5, translated from the Greek of Porphyry (c.f. E. H. Gifford's translation) [5] and used by William Wordsworth as a subtitle for his ballad "Anecdote for Fathers". rex regum fidelum et: king even of faithful kings

  3. List of Latin phrases (V) - Wikipedia

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    (Bouvier's Law Dictionary (1856), "Obligation") vinum et musica laetificant cor: wine and music gladden the heart: Asterix and Caesar's Gift; it is a variation of "vinum bonum laetificat cor hominis". vinum regum, rex vinorum: the wine of kings, the king of wines: The phrase describes Hungarian Tokaji wine, and is attributed to King Louis XIV ...

  4. A Hymn of St Columba - Wikipedia

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    Britten composed A Hymn of St Columba on 29 December 1962. [2] He wrote the work on a commission to commemorate the 1400th anniversary of a voyage by Columba from Ireland to the Scottish island of Iona, [2] [3] where he founded Iona Abbey and based his missionary work in the Highlands of Scotland.

  5. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    From Psalm 72:8, "Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos terrae" (KJV: "He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth"). National motto of Canada. amat victoria curam: victory favours care: Motto of several schools amicus certus in re incerta: a sure friend in an unsure ...

  6. List of Latin phrases (M) - Wikipedia

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    This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter M.

  7. Scribal abbreviation - Wikipedia

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    The straight or curved macron above a letter means that an n or m is missing. A remnant can be seen in Spanish where an n with a tilde is used for . In Visigoth texts before the 9th century, however, a dot is placed above the macron to indicate m, and the same mark without a dot meant n. The line with a dot became the general mark after the 9th ...

  8. Edit your personal dictionary in AOL Desktop Gold

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    1. Sign in to Desktop Gold. 2. Click the Settings button at the top. 3. Click Mail on the left side. 4. Click the Spell Check tab. 5. Click Add after typing in a word and it will be added to your personal dictionary.

  9. List of Latin phrases (U) - Wikipedia

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    This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter U.