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1. mene mene tekel upharsin, n. and phr. View full entry 1694
...An instance of the writing of ‘mene mene tekel upharsin’; (allusively) a sign or warning of impending disaster, an obscure omen. Cf. the writing on the wallwriting6...
2. morituri te salutant, phr. View full entry 1704
...Originally, addressed to the emperor by gladiators in ancient Rome on entering the arena, in anticipation of their death: ‘Those about to die salute you!’ Later allusively, used by a...
