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1. aˈtweel, phr. View full entry 1768
...? Contracted from wat weel = ‘wot well’; sometimes aphetized to 'tweel....
2. au reste, phr. View full entry 1752
...As for the rest....
3. ava | ava', phr. View full entry 1768
...Of all; at all....
4. chacun à son goût, phr. View full entry 1784
...Each to his own taste....
5. coûte que coûte, phr. View full entry 1715
...Cost what it may; at all costs....
6. hoc genus omne, phr. View full entry 1748
...Usu. in phr. et (occas. and) hoc genus omne: and the whole of that class or group; and all that kind of thing (often as ornamental substitute for ...
7. 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...
8. noscitur a sociis, phr. View full entry 1749
...‘A man is known by the company he keeps’; the proverb ‘noscitur a sociis’ expressing this....
9. on dit, phr. and n. View full entry 1765
...Used to attribute an opinion, etc., to people in general rather than to the speaker: ‘it is said’, ‘they say’....
10. penes me, phr. View full entry 1756
...Of a text or document, esp. a manuscript: in my possession....
11. quieta non movere, phr. View full entry 1754
...‘Do not move settled things’; the proverb ‘quieta non movere’ expressing this; = to let sleeping dogs (or a sleeping dog) liedog3b....
12. rus in urbe, phr. View full entry 1728
...The creation of an illusion of the countryside in a city; an urban building, garden, prospect, etc., which suggests the countryside. Also attrib....
13. tempus fugit, phr. View full entry 1792
...‘Time flies’; time is pressing, circumstances change quickly. Used esp. to draw attention to a pressing need for action....
14. volti subito, phr. View full entry 1724
...As a musical direction: ‘turn (the page) quickly’; abbreviated V.S. Also in extended use: quickly. Also occas. as : an instruction to do this. Cf. subito...
