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nihil novi: nothing of the new: Or just "nothing new". The phrase exists in two versions: as nihil novi sub sole (nothing new under the sun), from the Vulgate, and as nihil novi nisi commune consensu (nothing new unless by the common consensus), a 1505 law of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and one of the cornerstones of its Golden Liberty.
Nevertheless, they are sometimes used as such in American English; for example, "aught" as a placeholder for zero in the pronunciation of calendar year numbers. That practice is then also reapplied in the pronunciation of derived terms, such as when the rifle caliber .30-06 Springfield (introduced in 1906) is accordingly referred to by the name ...
de mortuis aut bene aut nihil: about the dead, either well or nothing: Less literally, "speak well of the dead or not at all"; cf. de mortuis nil nisi bonum. de mortuis nil nisi bonum: about the dead, nothing unless a good thing
vero nihil verius: nothing [is] truer than truth: Motto of Mentone Girls' Grammar School: vero possumus: yes, we can: A variation of the campaign slogan of then-Senator Barack Obama, which was superimposed on a variation of the Great Seal of the United States during the US presidential campaign of 2008. [7] versus (vs) or (v.) towards
de mortuis aut bene aut nihil: about the dead, either well or nothing: Less literally, "speak well of the dead or not at all"; cf. de mortuis nil nisi bonum. de mortuis nil nisi bonum: about the dead, nothing unless a good thing
sine scientia ars nihil est: without knowledge, skill is nothing: Motto of The International Diving Society and of the Oxford Medical Students' Society. sisto activitatem: I cease the activity: Phrase, used to cease the activities of the Sejm upon the liberum veto principle sit nomen Domini benedictum: blessed be the name of the Lord
How do you pronounce Kamala Harris' name right? She has been in the public eye for quite a while. And yet, her first name still trips people up.
The traditional English pronunciation of Latin, and Classical Greek words borrowed through Latin, is the way the Latin language was traditionally pronounced by speakers of English until the early 20th century. Although this pronunciation is no longer taught in Latin classes, it is still broadly used in the fields of biology, law, and medicine. [1]