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Famous Latin Phrases and Their Meanings
Do you know the meaning behind popular Latin phrases and mottos that are still used today? Test your classical knowledge.
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- 01What is the English meaning of the Latin phrase "Carpe diem"?
- 02What is the English meaning of Julius Caesar's famous phrase, "Veni, vidi, vici"?
- 03What is the English meaning of the traditional motto of the United States, "E pluribus unum"?
- 04What is the English meaning of René Descartes' philosophical proposition, "Cogito, ergo sum"?
- 05What is the English meaning of "Semper fidelis," the motto of the United States Marine Corps?
- 06What is the English meaning of the phrase "Alea iacta est," famously attributed to Julius Caesar as he crossed the Rubicon?
- 07What is the English meaning of the Latin phrase "In vino veritas"?
- 08What is the English meaning of the legal and commercial principle "Caveat emptor"?
- 09What is the English meaning of the common Latin phrase "Tempus fugit"?
- 10What is the English meaning of the phrase "Ad astra per aspera"?
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