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Latin Phrases

Match the Latin Phrases with their meaning

QuestionAnswer
Ad Hominem Against the man (attacking character rather than the argument)
Ad Infinitum To infinity (endlessly or without limit)
Anno Domini In the year of our Lord (AD)
Bona Fide In good faith (genuine or sincere)
Carpe Diem Seize the day
Caveat Emptor Let the buyer beware
Deus Ex Machina God from the machine (an unexpected power saving a hopeless situation)
E Pluribus Unum Out of many, one (Motto of the United States)
Et Alia (Et al.) And others
Et Cetera (Etc.) And the rest / and so forth
Exempli Gratia (e.g.) For example
Habeas Corpus You shall have the body (legal right to report unlawful detention)
Id Est (i.e.) That is (in other words)
In Memoriam In memory of
In Utero In the womb
In Vitro In glass (biological process taking place in a lab culture dish)
Lingua Franca Frankish tongue (a common language used between speakers of different native languages)
Magnum Opus Great work (an artist's masterpiece)
Mea Culpa My fault (an acknowledgment of an error)
Non Sequitur It does not follow (a statement that is not logically connected to the previous one)
Per Capita By the head (per person)
Per Diem By the day (daily allowance)
Per Se By itself (intrinsically)
Post Scriptum (P.S.) Written after (an afterthought added to a letter)
Pro Tempore For the time being (temporary)
Quid Pro Quo Something for something (an exchange of favors)
Semper Fidelis Always faithful (Motto of the US Marine Corps)
Sic Semper Tyrannis Thus always to tyrants (Motto of Virginia; famously shouted by John Wilkes Booth)
Sub Poena Under penalty (a writ ordering a person to attend court)
Veni, Vidi, Vici I came, I saw, I conquered (attributed to Julius Caesar)
Vice Versa The order being turned (the other way around)
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