Sententiae 1-50
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| ante meridiem (am) | before noon
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| post meridiem (pm) | after noon
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| post scriptum (ps) | after the writing; "post script"
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| tempus fugit | times flies (flees)
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| cave canem | beware of dog
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| excelsior | higher (better)
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| pede fausto | with your best foot forward
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| semper paratus | always be prepared
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| semper fidelis | always be prepared
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| versus (vs) | against
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| per diem | by the day/daily
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| per anum | by the year/annually
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| per capita | per head/per person (by the head)
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| pro et contra | for and against (pro and con)
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| nota bene (n.b.) | note well
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| terra firma | solid ground (both literally, and confidently)
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| et cetera (etc.) | and the rest
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| anno domini (a.d./c.e.) | in the year of the Lord
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| e pluribus unum | out of many, one
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| vice versa | the other way around
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| libra (lb) | a pound
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| multum in parvo | a lot in a little
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| veritas | truth
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| magnum opus | greatest accomplishment; masterpiece
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| dolum an donum | deciet or gift=trick or treat
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| qualis pater, qualis filius | like father, like son
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| mea culpa | my fault (my bad)
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| status quo | the current situation
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| experientia docet | experience teaches
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| pro bono publico | for the public good
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| exempli gratia (e.g.) | for the sake of example
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| in toto | in total; in sum
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| vox populi | the voice of the peopl
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| ab ovo ad mala | from eggs to apples (a banquet)
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| (Deo)Deis gratias | Thanks to the god
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| nihil nimis | nothing to excess
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| caveat emptor | (let the) buyer beware
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| labor omnia vincit | works conquers all
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| errare est humanum | to err is human
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| facta non verba | actions speak louder than words (I'll believe it when I see it)
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| festina lente | hurry up slowly (proceed with caution)
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| mens sona in corpore sono | a sound mind in a sound body (healthy and well)
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| ad nauseam | to the point of disgust
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| ad infinitum | to infinity;endlessly
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| Io, Saturnalia! | Yay, it's Saturnalia
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| ferias laetus! | Happy Holiday! (acc. of exclamation)
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| gloria in excelsis Deo | Glory to God in the highest
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| de gustibus non diputandem est | there's no accounting for taste
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| recipe (RX) | take
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| quid pro quo | this for that; an even/fair exchange
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