A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | Conversation Ad hoc - To this particular purpose Ad infinitum - To infinity Ad nauseum - To the point of making one sick Alma mater - Nourishing mother Alter ego - Other self Amicus curiae - Friend of the court Anno domini - In the year of the lord Ante meridiem - Before mid-day Aqua vitae - Water of life Auxilio ab alto - By help from on high Ave atque vale! - Greetings and farewell! Ave Caesar! Morituri te salutamus. - Hail Caesar! We who are about to die salute you. Bene - Good Bona fortuna - Good luck! Carpe diem. - Seize the day. Cedant arma togae - May arms yield to the toga. Cogito ergo sum. - I think therefore I am. Cf. (Confer) - Compare Cornucopia - Horn of plenty Cum Laude - With praise De facto - Resulting from fact De gustibus non est disputandum. - There's no arguing about matters of taste. De mortuis nil nisi bonum. - About the dead say nothing but good. Deus ex machina - God from a machine Dramatis personae - Characters of the play E pluribus unum - From many one Errare humanum est. - To err is human. Emeritus - Retired Esse quam videri. - To be rather than to seem. Et alii/aliae - Other persons/things Et cetera - And the rest Ex cathedra - From the seat of authority Exempli gratia - By grace of example Exit/exeunt - He/they leave Ex officio - Resulting from the office held Fames est optimus coquus. - Hunger is the best cook. Festina lente. - Make haste slowly. Fortes Fortuna adiuvat. - Fortune favors the brave. Fortuna caeca est. - Fortune is blind. Gens togata - The toga-clad race; the romans. Gratia placenti - For the sake of pleasing. Hodie mihi, cras tibi. - Today for me, tomorrow for you. Honores mutant mores. - Honors change customs. Ibidem - In that same place Id est - In other words In absentia - In the absence of In aeternum - In eternity/ Forever In dubio - In doubt In esse - In being. In flagrante delicto - While the crime is blazing In futuro - In the future In limine - On the threshold In loco parentis - In the place of a parent In memoriam - To the memory of In nubibus - In the clouds In pace - In peace Inter alia - Among other things Inter canum et lupum - Between a dog and a wolf Inter se - Amongst themselves Inter spem et metum. - Between hope and fear Inter nos - Between ourselves In toto - In all Io Saturnalia! - The customary greeting of revelers during the Roman holiday Saturnalia. Used the same way as "Merry Christmas" is used today. Ita est. - Yes./It is so. Iustitia Omnibus - Justice for all Koming soon (Sorry, bad joke.) Labor omnia vincit. - Work conquers all. Lapsus calami - Slip of the pen Lapsus linguae - Slip of the tongue Lares et penates - Household gods Magna charta - Great paper Magna cum laude - With great praise Mea culpa - My fault Mirabile dictu - Amazing to tell Modus operandi - Way of operating Modus vivendi - Way of living Multum in parvo - Much in little (small but significant) Non quis, sed quid - Not who, but what Non sibi, sed patriae - Not for you, but for the fatherland. Nota bene - Note well Novus homo - A new Man; a man who was the first in his family to be elected to an office. Novus ordo seclorum - A new order of generations Orbiter dictum/dicta - Said by the way (miscellaneous remarks) Omnia vincit amor. - Love conquers all. O tempora! O mores! - Pax vobiscum - Peace be with you Per capita - Per head Per diem - Per day; daily allowance Per se - By itself Persona non grata - An unwelcome person Post hoc ergo propter hoc - After this, therefore because of this Post meridian - After midday Post scriptum - After what has been written Pro bono publico - For the public good Pro et contra - For and against Pro forma - For form's sake Pro patria - For one's country Pro rata - In proportion Q.I.D (Quater in die) - Take four times a day Quid pro quo - Something for something Quod erat demonstrandum - Which was to be demonstrated Requiescat in pace. - May he/she rest in peace. Salve(te) - Greetings! Salve sis - May you be well. Semper fidelis. - Always faithful. Semper paratus. - Always be prepared. Senatus Populusque Romanus - The senate and Roman people Sine cura - Without a care Sine qua non - Indispensible part Status quo - The existing state of affairs Sub poena (legis) - Under penalty of law Sub rosa - In secret Summa cum laude - With the greatest praise Tabula rasa - Clean slate Tempus fugit. - Time flies. Terra firma - Solid ground Terra incognita - Unknown land Timeo Danaos et dona ferentis - I fear the greeks even bearing gifts. T.I.D (Ter in die) - Take thrice a day Ubi sunt? - Where are they (the good old days)? Vale(te) - Farewell! Vade mecum - Something you take with you everywhere Veni, vidi, vici. - I came, I saw, I conquered. Verbatim et litteratim - Word for word and letter for letter Veritas vos liberabit - The truth will set you free Vice versa - In reverse order Videre est credere - Seeing is believing Hello! - Salve! How are you? - Quid agis? I am here - Adsum. He/she is away - Abest. Farewell! - Vale! Miraculous to tell! - Mirabile dictu! Miserable to tell! - Miserabile dictu! Not at all! - Minime! Thank you. - Tibi gratias ago. What did you say? - Quid dixisti? What's up? - Quid Novi? What is your name? - Quid tibi nomen est? Without a doubt! - Sine dubito! Yo! - Io!