1A.U.C
ab urbe condita/ anno urbis conditae - from the founding of the city
2A.D.
anno domini -- in the year of our Lord
3ad lib.
ad libitum -- ad lib. -- at pleasure
4A.M.
ante meridiem -- before noon
6e.g.
exempli gratia -- for example
7et al.
et alia -- and others
8etc.
et cetera -- and so forth, and the rest
9ibid.
ibidem -- in the same place
10id.
idem -- the same (author)
11i.e.
id est --that is (an explanation)
12M.D.
Medicinae Doctor -- medical doctor, doctor of medicine
13m.
meridie -- at midday, noon
14N.B.
nota bene -- note well (pay attention to this)
15op. cit.
opere citato -- in the work cited/mentioned
16per cent
per centum -- by the hundred
17P.M.
post meridiem -- afternoon
18pro tem.
pro tempore -- for the time being
19P.S.
post scriptum -- written afterwards
20Q.E. D.
Quod erat demonstrandum - that which must be demonstrated
21q.v.
quod vide -- which see
22Rx
recipe -- take as prescribed (medical term)
23viz.
videlicet -- namely
25ars artis gratia
art for the sake of art -- Metro- Goldwyn - Mayer logo
26cave canem
beware of the dog -- found on a mosaic in Pompeii
27e pluribus unum
from many, one (one out of many) -- U.S. -- found on all coins
28Annuit Coeptis
he (God) looks with favor on our undertakings --found on \$1 bill
29Novus Ordo Seclorum
A new order of the ages -- found on \$1 bill
30Semper fidelis
always faithful --U.S. Marine Corps
31semper paratus
always prepared -- U.S. Coast Guard
32veni, vidi, vici
I came, I saw, I conquered -- Julius Caesar
33errare humanum est
to err is human -- Seneca
34carpe diem
seize the day -- Horace
35ars longa, vita brevis
art is long, life is short -- Horace
36et tu, Brute!
even you, Brutus -- Julius Caesar
37festina lente
make haste slowly -- Augustus
38in hoc signo vinces
by this sign you will conquer -- Constantine saw this in the sky before the battle of the Milvian Bridge
39mens sana in corpore sano
a sound mind in a sound body -- Juvenal
40A mari usque ad mare
from sea to sea -- National motto of Canada
41citius, altius, fortius
swifter, higher, stronger -- motto of modern Olympics
42alea iacta est
the die is cast - Caesar, as he was about to cross the Rubicon
43veni, vidi, vici
I came, I saw, I conquered - Caesar
44Audentis Fortuna iuvat
Fortune favors the brave -- Virgil
45Rident stolidi verba Latina
Fools laugh at the Latin language -- Ovid
46Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus interpres
As a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word -- Horace
47Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas
It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it -- Pliny the Younger
49a.c.
ante cibos -- before meals
50p.c.
post cibos -- after meals
53prn
pro re nata -- as needed
55b.i.d.
bis in die -- twice a day
56t.i.d.
ter in die -- three times a day
57q.i.d.
quater in die -- four times a day
59stat.
statim -- immediately
61q.s.
quantum sufficiat -- as much as needed
63non rep.
non repetatur -- do not repeat
64h.s.
hora somni --at bedtime
65o.d.
oculus dexter -- right eye
66o.s.
oculus sinister -- left eye
67ab ovo usque ad mala
from the egg to the apple (like "from soup to nuts")
69ad infinitum
without end
70ad nauseam
to the point of disgust
71alma mater
nourishing mother -- for any school/college
72ante bellum
before the war
74caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
75de gustibus non est disputandum
there is no accounting for tastes; everyone to his own taste
76corpus delicti
the body of the crime
77cum grano salis
with a grain of salt
78de facto
in fact; actually
79de jure
by right; legally
80de mortuis nil nisi bonum
speak only good of the dead
81divide et impera
divide and rule
82ex libris
from the books of
83et tu, Brute!
even you, Brutus!
84exit; exeunt
he goes out; they go out
85ex officio
by virtue of office
86ex post facto
enacted after the fact; retroactive
87ex tempore
on the spur of the moment
88festina lente
make haste slowly
89habeas corpus
a writ to bring a detained person before a judge (lit. you must have the body)
91in loco parentis
in the place of a parent
92in medias res
in the middle of things
93in memoriam
in memory of
94in re
in the matter of; concerning
96ipso facto
by the very fact itself
97lapsus linguae
a slip of the tongue
98modus operandi
a method of working
99modus vivendi
a method of living
100multum in parvo
much in little
101ne plus ultra
nothing more beyond; perfection
102non compos mentis
not of sound mind
103non sequitur
it does not follow; an illogical inference
104pater patriae
father of his country
105pax vobiscum
peace be with you
109per se
by itself; essentially
110persona non grata
an unwelcome person
111post mortem
after death
112prima facie
on first sight or appearance
113post proelium, praemium
after the battle, the reward
114pro and con(tra)
for and against
115pro bono public
for the public welfare
116pro tempore
for the time being
117quid pro quo
something for something
118sic transit gloria mundi
thus passes the glory of the world
119sine die
indefinitely; without setting a day
120sine qua non
indispensable; a necessity
121status quo
the existing state of affairs
122stet
let it stand (printing term)
123te Deum laudamus
we praise you, O Lord
124tempus fugit
time flies
125terra firma
solid ground
126vade mecum
a constant companion (go with me)
129vice versa
the other way around
130vigilantia pretium libertatis
vigilance is the price of liberty
131viva voce
by spoken word; orally
132vox populi, vox Dei
the voice of the people is the voice of God
133Iustitia omnibus
District of Columbia -- Justice for all
134Ad astra per aspera
Kansas -- to the stars through difficulties
135Cedant arma togae
Wyoming -- Let arms yield to the toga (peace)
136Esto perpetua
Idaho -- May it last forever
137Montani semper liberi
West Virginia -- Mountaineers are always free
138Excelsior
New York -- Ever upward/higher
139Esse quam videri
North Carolina -- to be rather than to seem
140Labor omnia vincit
Oklahoma -- Work conquers all
141Regnat populus
Arkansas -- the people rule
142Ditat Deus
Arizona -- God enriches
143Si quaeris paeninsulam amoenam circumspice
Michigan -- If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you
144Virtute et armis
Mississippi -- by valor and arms
145Dum spiro, spero
South Carolina -- While there's life, there's hope (While I breathe, I hope)
146Animis opibusque parati
South Carolina -- Prepared in mind and resources
147Scuto bonae voluntatis Tuae coronasti nos
Maryland -- with the shield of Thy goodwill Thou has covered us
148Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem
Massachusetts -- with the sword she seeks calm peace under liberty
149Dirigo
Maine -- I point the way
150Crescit eundo
New Mexico -- it grows as it goes
151Nil sine numine
Colorado -- nothing without divine guidance
152Qui transtulit sustinet
Connecticut -- He who transplanted, sustains
153Sic semper tyrannis
Virginia -- thus ever to tyrants
154Audemus iura nostra defendere
Alabama -- we dare defend our rights
155Salus populi suprema lex esto
Missouri -- the welfare of the people shall be the supreme law
156Alis volat propriis
Oregon -- He flies by his own wings
157Artes, scientia, veritas
Arts, knowledge, truth University of Michigan
158Civium in moribus rei publicae salus
The welfare of the states lies in the character of its citizens. University of Florida
159Crescat scientia, vita excolatur
Let knowledge grow, let life be enriched University of Chicago
160Disciplina praesidium civitatis
Training, the defense of the state University of Texas
161Ecce quam bonum
Behold how good University of the South (Sewanee)
162In Deo speramus
In God we trust Brown University
163In lumine tuo videbimus lumen
In your light, we shall see the light Columbia University
164Litteris dedicata et omnibus artibus
Dedicated to letters and all the arts University of Nebraska
165Lux et lex
Light and law University of North Dakota
166Lux et veritas
Light and truth Yale University
167Lux hominum vita
Light, the life of men University of New Mexico
168Lux sit
Let there be light University of Washington
169Mens agitat molem
Mind moves the mass University of Oregon
170Mihi cura futuri
My care is for the future Hunter College
171Nil sine magno labore
Nothing without great labor Brooklyn College
172Non sibi, sed suis
Not for herself, but for her own Tulane University
173Perstare et praestare
To persevere and surpass New York University
174Pro ecclesia et patria
For church and country Trinity College
175Respice, adspice, prospice
Look to the past, look to the present, look to the future City College of New York
176Salus populi
The welfare of the people University of Missouri
177Sapientia et doctrina
Wisdom and knowledge Fordham University
178Scientia sol mentis
Knowledge, the sun of the mind Delaware College
179Studiis et rebus honestis
To honorable pursuits and deeds University of Vermont
180Terras irradient
Let them illuminate the earth Amherst College
181Veritas
Truth Harvard University
182Veritas vos liberabit
The truth will set you free Johns Hopkins University
183Virtute et armis
By valor and arms University of Mississippi
184Vox clamantis in deserto
The voice of one crying in the wilderness Dartmouth College