QUOTES 4-7
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dmakepeace on April 19, 2011
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| dramatis personae |  "masks of the show," list of a play's performers |
| emeritus/emerita | "with merit," retired |
| carpe diem | "seize the day," don't waste time |
| casus belli | "cause of war," reason/pretext for commencing hostilities |
| cave canem | "beware of the dog" --- |
| caveat emptor | "let the buyer beware," be cautious when purchasing items |
| deus ex machina | "god from the machine," an artificial or improbable device used to resolve the difficulties of a plot |
| errare humanum est | "to err is human," everyone makes mistakes |
| tabula rasa | "blank slate," starting point |
| ex libris | "out of the books," from the library of... |
| de jure | "from law," established by legal precedent |
| de facto | "from the fact," in reality |
| et alli (et al.) | "and other people," last in a list of people |
| et cetera (etc.) | "and other things," last in a list of inanimate items |
| ex officio | "out of the office," by virtue of one's position |
| ars gratia artis | "art for the sake of art," motto of MGM studios |
| ex post facto | "from after the fact," subsequently/later |
| ex tempore | "out of the time," on the spur of the moment |
| exempli gratia (e.g.) | "for the sake of example," --- |
| habeas corpus | "you may have the body," right of citizens to avoid unlawful imprisonment |
| placebo | "I will please," inactive medicine given to satisfy the patient |
| requiescat in pace (R.I.P.) | "May he/she/it rest in peace," (appears on tombstones) |
| vice versa | "the order having been changed," --- |
| sine qua non | "without which not," the crucial element |
| quid pro quo | "something for something," tit for tat (payback for something |
| sic | "thus," used in direct quotes to show a grammatical mistake in the original source |
| quod vide (q.v.) | "which see," refer to |
| versus (v.,vs.) | "against," shows teams, etc. against each other |
| per capita | "through (by) heads," individually |
| per se | "through (by) itself," refers to something that should not be considered to be either innate or natural |
| post mortem | "after death," examination of a corpse |
| prima facie | "at first appearance," obvious on the face of it |
| post scriptum (p.s.) | "after the writing," afterthought added to a complete letter |
| libra (lb) | "scale," pound of measurement |
| modus operandi (m.o.) | "method of operating," refers to someone's visual style of accomplishing tasks |
| non sequitur | "it does not follow," an illogical statement |
| per centum | "by (through) 100," out of each 100 |
| persona non grata | "non-pleasing person," unwelcome person |
| exit | "he/she/it is going out," --- |
| terra incognita | "unknown land," refers to undiscovered territory on a map |
| Homo sapiens | "wise man," genus/species of human beings |
| ibidem (ibid.) | "in the same place," used in citations to show that something is in the exact location of something previously cited |
| id est (i.e.) | "that is," something that attempts to explain something in other words |
| per annum | "through the year," refers to something that is measured on a yearly basis |
| in toto | "in whole," something in its entirety |
| terra firma | "solid ground," territory that is not swamplike, etc. |
| in vitro | "in glass," something in a test tube |
| ipso facto | "by the fact itself," something is, by its very nature, verifiable in its context |
| pro bono (publico) | "for the (public) good," free |
| mea culpa | "by my fault," someone's apology for an action |
| tempus fugit | "time flies," refers to speed at which time passes |
| Nota Bene (N.B.) | "note well," shows that someone should pay close attention to something |
| per diem | "by (through) the day," daily allowance |
| recipe (Rx) | "take," directions for cooking/symbol for a prescription |
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