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| Foreign Words and Phrases in Common Use |
| Ad hoc |
for this special object. |
| Ad interim |
to infinity. |
| Agenda |
things to be done. |
| Alma mater |
bounteous mother (applied by students to their university.) |
| Amicus curiae |
a disinterested party. |
| Anno domini (AD) |
in the year of our lord. |
| Bona fide |
in good faith. |
| Coup d’ etat |
a violent and sudden change of government. |
| De facto |
in fact, really. |
| Dramatis personae |
the characters in the play. |
| Et cetera (etc) |
and the rest, and so on . |
| Exemplia gratia (e.g.) |
by way of, example. |
| Ex officio |
by virtue of his office. |
| Ex tempore |
on the spur of the moment. |
| Fiancé |
a man engaged to marry a woman. |
| In extenso |
at full length. |
| Infra |
down below. |
| In memoriam |
to the memory. |
| In status quo |
in its former state. |
| Magnum bonum |
a great good. |
| Magnum opus |
the great work of a man’s life. |
| Modus operandi |
the manner of working. |
| Per |
by, through, by means of, to, for. |
| Per annum |
by the year. |
| Per capitum |
by the head. |
| Per centum |
by the hundred. |
| Per se |
intrinsically, by it - (him, myself). |
| Post meridiem (P.M) |
after mid day. |
| Post mortem |
after death. |
| Pros and cons |
for and against. |
| Pro rata |
in proportion. |
| Status quo |
the state in which a thing exists, unchanged state. |
| Verbatim |
word for word. |
| Versus |
against. |
| Via |
by way of. |
| Vice |
in place of. |
| Vice versa |
the words being transposed. |
| Viva voce |
by the living voice. |
| Viva voce (exam) |
oral examination. |
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