APPENDIX C
WORDS AND PHRASES FROM LATIN, GREEK, FRENCH etc.
ab ante ( L ) From before ♦Rl l
ab extra ( L ) From without
an initio ( L 'I From the begining I
ab intra ( L ) From within *f?1 1
ab ovo ( L ) From the egg, from the beginn- ing
ad extremum ( L ) To the extreme i
adfinem (L ) To the end i
ad infinitum ( L ) To infinity
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ad interim ( L ) For the meantime
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ad libitum ( L ) at pleasure i
ad litem ( L ) For a suit i
ad manum ( L ) at hand i
ad modum ( L ) after the manner of I
ad nauseam ( L ) To the pitch of causing disgust cni>
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ad referendum ( L ) to be further considered
ad rem ( L ) To the purpose I
ad valorem ( L ) According to value
ad verbum ( L ) Verbally i
ad vivum ( L ) to the life i
advocatus diaboH ( L ) A devil’s advocate, an adverse critic «(fV I
affaire d’amour ( Fr ) a love affair i
a fortiori ( L ) With stronger reason I
a* la carte ( Fr ) According to the bill of fare
a la main ( Fr ) in hand, ready I
a* la mode ( Fr ) According to the custom I
Albion ( L ) An old name of Great Britain
aliquando bonus dcrmital Homer us ( L ) Some times the good Homer nods
aima mater ( L ) Bening mother
alter ego ( L ) A friend i
amour patriae ( L ) Love of country i
amour vincit omnia ( L ) Love conquers all things I
anima mundi ( L ) The soul of the world I
anonyma ( Gr ) A showy woman of light fame, who is little known I
anno Domini ( L ) In the year of our Lord 'onw1 1
ante belium ( L ) Before the war ^‘fR t ante meridiem ( L )
I 12 a.ra. ; before noon, a paribus ( L ) From equals ^^1 I
apologia ( Gr ) An apologetic writing f^«ri I
a’ prima vista ( It ) at first sight C^tX*rt CWtlt^ I
a tout prix ( Fr ) At any price f^sTt^ I
aqua ( L ) water I
aqua vita ( L ) water of life, often applied to spirituous liquors i
aquila non capit miis cas ( L ) — an eagle docs not catch flics
argumeutum ad hominem ( L ) argument to the man, — that is to one’s interests and passions i
argumeutum ad ignorantiam ( L ) an argument based on ignorance of facts
