Common Latin Phrases in English
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| show | a temporary committee formed for a special purpose
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| ad infinitum | show 🗑
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| ad nauseam | show 🗑
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| alias | show 🗑
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| alibi | show 🗑
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| show | refers to the university or high school one attended
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| show | abbreviation commonly used in calendars to mark years since the birth of Jesus of Nazareth
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| alumni | show 🗑
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| show | genuine; legit; real
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| carpe diem | show 🗑
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| caveat emptor | show 🗑
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| show | (for dates) around; approximately
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| compos mentis | show 🗑
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| show | literally "with praise"; it's a cumulative award for academic success for graduates
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| show | a resumé
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| de facto | show 🗑
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| e.g. | show 🗑
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| show | therefore
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| *errata | show 🗑
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| show | and so on
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| show | literally, "after the fact" - laws that punish crimes that were legal when committed
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| i.e. | show 🗑
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| show | about; concerning; regarding
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| show | taking place outside a living organism (especially in petri dishes or test tubes); artificial
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| show | among other things
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| show | masterpiece
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| mea culpa | show 🗑
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| show | for each year
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| show | for each person
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| show | in itself; intrinsically, not for other reasons or causes
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| show | an unacceptable or unwelcome person
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| post-mortem | show 🗑
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| show | proportional(ly); at the given rate
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| show | something (usually favors) given for something else; similar to "this for that," “tit for tat,” or “you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours"
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| show | literally, “may he rest in peace” - a benediction for the dead often inscribed on tombstones or other grave markers
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| show | literally, “always faithful” - the motto of several institutions, including the U.S. Marine Corps
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| (sic) | show 🗑
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| show | the existing “state of affairs”
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| tabula rasa | show 🗑
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| terra firma | show 🗑
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| show | word for word; in exactly the same words
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| show | against
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| show | opposite; the other way round
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| show | before noon / after noon
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| interim | show 🗑
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| memorandum; memo | show 🗑
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| show | a brief note added to an already finished letter
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