{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/tp-latin-phrases-english",
 "id": "tp-latin-phrases-english",
 "title": "Latin Phrases Used in English",
 "category": "test-prep",
 "subject": "Latin",
 "levels": [
  "6-8",
  "9-12",
  "college",
  "adult"
 ],
 "description": "Latin words and phrases that still appear in everyday writing and speech.",
 "tags": [
  "latin",
  "vocabulary"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Latin",
 "backLabel": "Meaning",
 "cards": [
  [
   "a.m. (ante meridiem)",
   "Before midday"
  ],
  [
   "p.m. (post meridiem)",
   "After midday"
  ],
  [
   "ad hoc",
   "For this specific purpose"
  ],
  [
   "ad infinitum",
   "Without end"
  ],
  [
   "ad nauseam",
   "To the point of disgust"
  ],
  [
   "alma mater",
   "Nourishing mother; one's school"
  ],
  [
   "alter ego",
   "Another self"
  ],
  [
   "anno Domini (A.D.)",
   "In the year of the Lord"
  ],
  [
   "ante bellum",
   "Before the war"
  ],
  [
   "bona fide",
   "In good faith; genuine"
  ],
  [
   "carpe diem",
   "Seize the day"
  ],
  [
   "caveat emptor",
   "Let the buyer beware"
  ],
  [
   "circa (c.)",
   "Around; approximately"
  ],
  [
   "cogito, ergo sum",
   "I think, therefore I am"
  ],
  [
   "compos mentis",
   "Of sound mind"
  ],
  [
   "curriculum vitae (CV)",
   "Course of life; a resume"
  ],
  [
   "de facto",
   "In fact"
  ],
  [
   "deus ex machina",
   "A god from the machine; a sudden contrived solution"
  ],
  [
   "e.g. (exempli gratia)",
   "For example"
  ],
  [
   "et al. (et alii)",
   "And others"
  ],
  [
   "et cetera (etc.)",
   "And the rest"
  ],
  [
   "ex libris",
   "From the books of"
  ],
  [
   "ex officio",
   "By virtue of one's office"
  ],
  [
   "habeas corpus",
   "You may have the body"
  ],
  [
   "i.e. (id est)",
   "That is"
  ],
  [
   "in absentia",
   "In absence"
  ],
  [
   "in memoriam",
   "In memory of"
  ],
  [
   "in toto",
   "Entirely"
  ],
  [
   "in vitro",
   "In glass; in a lab dish"
  ],
  [
   "ipso facto",
   "By that very fact"
  ],
  [
   "magnum opus",
   "Great work; a masterpiece"
  ],
  [
   "mea culpa",
   "My fault"
  ],
  [
   "memento mori",
   "Remember that you must die"
  ],
  [
   "modus operandi (M.O.)",
   "Method of operating"
  ],
  [
   "N.B. (nota bene)",
   "Note well"
  ],
  [
   "non sequitur",
   "It does not follow"
  ],
  [
   "per annum",
   "By the year"
  ],
  [
   "per capita",
   "For each head; per person"
  ],
  [
   "per se",
   "By itself"
  ],
  [
   "persona non grata",
   "An unwelcome person"
  ],
  [
   "post mortem",
   "After death"
  ],
  [
   "post scriptum (P.S.)",
   "Written after"
  ],
  [
   "prima facie",
   "At first sight"
  ],
  [
   "pro bono",
   "For the public good; done free"
  ],
  [
   "pro rata",
   "In proportion"
  ],
  [
   "pro tempore (pro tem)",
   "For the time being"
  ],
  [
   "quid pro quo",
   "Something for something"
  ],
  [
   "quod erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.)",
   "Which was to be shown"
  ],
  [
   "rigor mortis",
   "Stiffness of death"
  ],
  [
   "sic",
   "Thus; so written in the original"
  ],
  [
   "status quo",
   "The existing state of affairs"
  ],
  [
   "sub rosa",
   "Under the rose; in secret"
  ],
  [
   "tabula rasa",
   "Blank slate"
  ],
  [
   "tempus fugit",
   "Time flies"
  ],
  [
   "terra firma",
   "Solid ground"
  ],
  [
   "terra incognita",
   "Unknown land"
  ],
  [
   "verbatim",
   "Word for word"
  ],
  [
   "versus (vs.)",
   "Against"
  ],
  [
   "vice versa",
   "The other way around"
  ],
  [
   "vox populi",
   "Voice of the people"
  ],
  [
   "veni, vidi, vici",
   "I came, I saw, I conquered; attributed to Julius Caesar"
  ],
  [
   "e pluribus unum",
   "Out of many, one; US motto on coins"
  ],
  [
   "annuit coeptis",
   "He has favored our undertakings; on the Great Seal"
  ],
  [
   "novus ordo seclorum",
   "A new order of the ages; on the Great Seal"
  ],
  [
   "semper fidelis",
   "Always faithful; Marine Corps motto"
  ],
  [
   "semper paratus",
   "Always ready; Coast Guard motto"
  ],
  [
   "veritas",
   "Truth"
  ],
  [
   "lux et veritas",
   "Light and truth; Yale's motto"
  ],
  [
   "cum laude",
   "With praise; an honor distinction"
  ],
  [
   "magna cum laude",
   "With great praise"
  ],
  [
   "summa cum laude",
   "With highest praise"
  ],
  [
   "alumnus",
   "A male graduate"
  ],
  [
   "alumna",
   "A female graduate"
  ],
  [
   "alumni",
   "Graduates, plural"
  ],
  [
   "bonus",
   "A good thing; extra payment"
  ],
  [
   "agenda",
   "Things to be done"
  ],
  [
   "data",
   "Things given; plural of datum"
  ],
  [
   "media",
   "Plural of medium"
  ],
  [
   "curriculum",
   "A course of study"
  ],
  [
   "campus",
   "Field; the grounds of a school"
  ],
  [
   "exit",
   "He or she goes out"
  ],
  [
   "fiat lux",
   "Let there be light"
  ],
  [
   "in situ",
   "In its original place"
  ],
  [
   "ex nihilo",
   "Out of nothing"
  ],
  [
   "inter alia",
   "Among other things"
  ],
  [
   "lingua franca",
   "A common language between groups (from Italian, 'Frankish tongue')"
  ],
  [
   "panem et circenses",
   "Bread and circuses; keeping people content with food and entertainment"
  ],
  [
   "quo vadis",
   "Where are you going?"
  ],
  [
   "requiescat in pace (R.I.P.)",
   "May he or she rest in peace"
  ],
  [
   "sine qua non",
   "Without which nothing; an essential condition"
  ],
  [
   "sui generis",
   "Of its own kind; unique"
  ],
  [
   "summum bonum",
   "The highest good"
  ],
  [
   "ultima ratio",
   "The final argument"
  ],
  [
   "ut supra",
   "As above"
  ],
  [
   "Pax Romana",
   "Roman peace; a long period of stability in the Roman Empire"
  ],
  [
   "et tu, Brute?",
   "And you, Brutus?; a cry of betrayal"
  ],
  [
   "homo sapiens",
   "Wise human"
  ],
  [
   "Carthago delenda est",
   "Carthage must be destroyed"
  ],
  [
   "audere est facere",
   "To dare is to do"
  ],
  [
   "ars longa, vita brevis",
   "Art is long, life is short"
  ],
  [
   "festina lente",
   "Make haste slowly"
  ],
  [
   "amor vincit omnia",
   "Love conquers all"
  ]
 ]
}