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| abbrev | Latin | English |
|---|---|---|
| ad lib | ad libitum | as you wish |
| a.m. | ante meridiem | before midday |
| p.m. | post meridiem | after midday |
| ca. / c. | circa | around / about / approximately |
| cf. | confer | bring together / compare this to |
| C.V. | curriculum vitae | course of life |
| et al. | et alii (masculine) et aliae (feminine) et alia (neuter) |
and other people |
| sqq. / et seq. / et seqq. | et sequentes (masculine/feminine) et sequentia (neuter) |
and the words, pages, etc. that follow |
| etc. | et cetera | and so on |
| e.g. | exempli gratia | for example |
| ibid. | ibidem | in the same place |
| id. ead. |
idem (masculine) eadem (feminine) |
same person |
| i.a. | inter alia | among other things |
| i.e. | id est | that is |
| M.O. | modus operandi | method of operating |
| N.B. | nota bene (singular) notate bene (plural) |
note well |
| No. | numero | number |
| P.S. | post scriptum | after what has been written |
| Q.E.D. | quod erat demonstrandum | that which was to be demonstrated |
| R.I.P. | requiescat in pace (singular) requiescant in pace (plural) |
may he/she/they rest in peace |
| sic | sic erat scriptum | thus it was written |
| vs. / v. | versus | against |
| v.i. | vide infra | see below |
| v.s. | vide supra | see above |
| a contrario | on the contrary | |
| a fortiori | even more so | |
| a posse ad esse | from possibility to actuality | |
| a posteriori | based on observation | |
| a priori | occurring or known before the event | |
| ad hoc | to this / for this | |
| ad hominem | to/at the person | |
| ad interim | temporarily | |
| alma mater | nourishing mother | |
| alter ego | another self | |
| bona fide | in good faith | |
| carpe diem | seize the day | |
| casus belli | event of war | |
| ceteris paribus | all other things being equal, disregarding or eliminating extraneous factors in a situation | |
| coitus interruptus | interrupted sexual intercourse | |
| cum laude | with praise | |
| de facto | by deed | |
| de jure | by law | |
| deus ex machina | a god from a machine (a contrived or artificial solution, usually to a literary plot) | |
| ex nihilo | from nothing | |
| ex situ | out of position | |
| ex vivo | out of or from life | |
| hic et nunc | here and now | |
| in situ | in the place | |
| in vitro | in glass test tube or Petri dish | |
| in vivo | in a living thing | |
| jus in bello | law in war | |
| magnum opus | masterpiece | |
| mea culpa | my fault | |
| mens rea | guilty mind | |
| mutatis mutandis | after changing what needed to be changed | |
| non sequitur | a comment not making sense in its context | |
| per se | through itself / by itself / in itself | |
| persona non grata | an unwelcome, unwanted or undesirable person | |
| post mortem | after death | |
| pro bono publico | for the public good | |
| pro rata | proportionately | |
| pro tempore | for the time being | |
| quid pro quo | a thing for a thing | |
| res judicata | a matter which has been decided by a court | |
| rigor mortis | rigidity of corpses 3–4 hours after death | |
| seculo seculorum | forever and ever | |
| status quo | current condition or situation | |
| sub poena | under penalty | |
| sui generis | of its own kind | |
| tu quoque | you too | |
| ut dicitur | as has been said | |
| viva voce | by word of mouth | |