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Latin in Real Life
For a Latin IV Project, how Latin pertains to me
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ad libitum | (performed) at one's will |
| major | larger, greater (music) |
| passiones | passion music |
| musica | music |
| largo | broad (music) |
| lento | slow (music) |
| con anima | with animation, spirited (music) |
| a tempo | return to the previous or original tempo (music) |
| con moto | with more motion (music) |
| al fine | to the finish (music) |
| con amore | with tenderness (music) |
| crecendo | gradually louder (music) |
| diminuendo | gradually softer (music) |
| dolce | sweetly (music) |
| fermata | a hold or pause (music) |
| legato | smooth and connected (music) |
| marcato | marked with emphasis detatched (music) |
| sempre | always (music) |
| subito | suddenly (music) |
| mal | bad, evil |
| vas | vessel |
| in natura | in nature |
| ars gratia artis | art for art's sake |
| Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? | Who watches the Watchmen? |
| et cetera | and so forth |
| N.B. | note well |
| per an. | by year |
| percent | per hundred |
| P.S. | written after |
| vox pop. | voice of the people |
| vs. | against |
| A.M. | before midday |
| lb. | pound |
| pro tem. | for the time being |
| canine | dog |
| color | color |
| discipulus | student |
| feles | cat |
| fenestra | window |
| filia | daughter |
| homo | man (human being) |
| ignis | fire |
| liber | book |
| mulier | woman |
| sol | sun |
| soror | sister |
| strix | owl |
| vita | life |
| cano | sing |
| pingo | paint |
| aquarius | water carrier |