List of Latin phrases

This page lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature were highly regarded in Ancient Rome when Latin rhetoric and literature were still maturing.

The Latin letter i may be used either as a vowel or a consonant. When used as a consonant, it often is replaced by the letter j, which originally, was simply an orthographic "long i" that was used in initial positions and when it occurred between two other vowels. This convention from Medieval Latin is preserved most commonly in Latin legal terminology—hence phrases such as de iure often are spelled de jure.

To view all phrases on a single, lengthy document, see:

• List of Latin phrases (full)

The list also is divided alphabetically into twenty pages:

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See also

Lists List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions List of ecclesiastical abbreviations List of Germanic and Latinate equivalents in English List of Greek phrases List of Greek and Latin roots in English List of Latin abbreviations List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names List of Latin phrases in A Canticle for Leibowitz List of Latin words with English derivatives List of legal Latin terms List of medical roots, suffixes, and prefixes List of U.S. state and territory mottos List of university mottos

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External links

• Database of Latin phrases, searchable in Latin or English
• Notable idioms and concepts in Latin
• Commonly used Latin phrases
• Latin abbreviations
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