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COR) (noun)
Team spirit; camaraderie.
The fact that our football team lost sixty-four games in a row gave us, oddly, a certain ESPRIT DE CORPS. We were united by our inferiority .
et alii (Latin) (et AL-ee-ee) (noun)
And others. Normally abbreviated “et al.”
This book was written by Robert D. Smith, Elaine Smith, ET ALII .
et cetera (Latin) (et SET-er-ah) (adv.)
And the rest; and so on. Normally abbreviated etc.
The room is filled with poets, writers, artists, ET CETERA .
Et in Arcadia ego (Latin) (et in ar-KAH-dee-ah AY-go) (phrase)
And I, too, have lived in Arcadia.More generally, I too, have enjoyed the pleasures of this world (implying that I do so no longer). Arcadia was an area of the Greek Peloponnesus that was inhabited primarily by shepherds; thus the term “Arcadia” came, in Classical literature, to refer to a pastoral life. This sort of life was regarded as ideal by many Classical authors, something to be aspired to.
Although I’m now an elder and highly respected member of the Conservative community, ET IN ARCADIA EGO. When I was young, I attended rock concerts by cutting-edge bands like Abba .
Nota Bene
The Roman poet Virgil (70 B.C. –19 B.C. ) in his Eclogues espoused the joys of the pastoral life. Many centuries later, the French painter Nicholas Poussin (1594–1665) used the expression “Et in Arcadia ego” as the title of a painting depicting Greek shepherds gathered around an ancient tomb bearing this inscription. The phrase also appears in a somewhat different context as the title of the first part of Evelyn Waugh’s (1903–1966) novel, Brideshead Revisited .
Et tu, Brute? (Latin) (et TOO broo-TAY) (phrase)
Even you, Brutus? The words supposedly spoken by Julius Caesar (100 B.C. –44 B.C. ) upon his assassination on March 15, 44 B.C. Among those taking part in his murder was his former friend Marcus Junius Brutus (85 B.C. –42 B.C. ), and Caesar, in his dying breath, reproved him for his betrayal. (The legend of this reproach is probably apocryphal.) Thus, this exclamation has come to be applied to any act of treachery, particularly one committed by a close friend.
Someone told me that even though you and I spent all last year hanging out together, at a party the other night you were making fun of me. ET TU, BRUTE?
eureka (Greek) (you-REE-kah) (interjection)
I have found it. According to legend, this was the word shouted by the great Greek inventor and mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse (287 B.C. –212 B.C. ) when, while sitting in his bath, he conceived of the principle of displacement. According to some accounts, he ran naked down the street, shouting to his neighbors, who, quite possibly, were used to that sort of thing from him.
EUREKA! I’ve finally discovered the proportions needed to mix the perfect gin and tonic .
ex animo (Latin) (eks AN-i-mo) (adv.)
From the heart; from the soul. Thus, sincerely.
Please believe me that my declaration of everlasting love and devotion is EX ANIMO .
ex cathedra (Latin) (eks kah-THAY-drah) (adv.)
From a seat of authority. Applied particularly to the Catholic Church, to those pronouncements that come from the pope concerning matters of doctrine. In these matters, since 1870 the pope has been deemed infallible.
The Catholic Church has reaffirmed its opposition to abortion and many forms of birth control in a series of EX CATHEDRA statements .
excelsior (Latin) (eks-SELL-see-or) (adv.)
Literally, “higher.” Its most famous use is in a (bad) poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, which begins
The shades of night were falling fast ,
As through an Alpine village passed
A youth, who bore mid snow and ice ,
A banner with the strange device ,
Excelsior!
And so on. You get the general idea.
excusez-moi (French) (eks-SKOOZ-ay MWAH) (interjection)
Excuse me.
EXCUSEZ-MOI. I didn’t mean to bump your arm back there and make you drop that entire tray of crystal wine glasses .
exempli gratia (Latin) (eks-EMP-lee GRAH-tee-ah) (prepositional
Team spirit; camaraderie.
The fact that our football team lost sixty-four games in a row gave us, oddly, a certain ESPRIT DE CORPS. We were united by our inferiority .
et alii (Latin) (et AL-ee-ee) (noun)
And others. Normally abbreviated “et al.”
This book was written by Robert D. Smith, Elaine Smith, ET ALII .
et cetera (Latin) (et SET-er-ah) (adv.)
And the rest; and so on. Normally abbreviated etc.
The room is filled with poets, writers, artists, ET CETERA .
Et in Arcadia ego (Latin) (et in ar-KAH-dee-ah AY-go) (phrase)
And I, too, have lived in Arcadia.More generally, I too, have enjoyed the pleasures of this world (implying that I do so no longer). Arcadia was an area of the Greek Peloponnesus that was inhabited primarily by shepherds; thus the term “Arcadia” came, in Classical literature, to refer to a pastoral life. This sort of life was regarded as ideal by many Classical authors, something to be aspired to.
Although I’m now an elder and highly respected member of the Conservative community, ET IN ARCADIA EGO. When I was young, I attended rock concerts by cutting-edge bands like Abba .
Nota Bene
The Roman poet Virgil (70 B.C. –19 B.C. ) in his Eclogues espoused the joys of the pastoral life. Many centuries later, the French painter Nicholas Poussin (1594–1665) used the expression “Et in Arcadia ego” as the title of a painting depicting Greek shepherds gathered around an ancient tomb bearing this inscription. The phrase also appears in a somewhat different context as the title of the first part of Evelyn Waugh’s (1903–1966) novel, Brideshead Revisited .
Et tu, Brute? (Latin) (et TOO broo-TAY) (phrase)
Even you, Brutus? The words supposedly spoken by Julius Caesar (100 B.C. –44 B.C. ) upon his assassination on March 15, 44 B.C. Among those taking part in his murder was his former friend Marcus Junius Brutus (85 B.C. –42 B.C. ), and Caesar, in his dying breath, reproved him for his betrayal. (The legend of this reproach is probably apocryphal.) Thus, this exclamation has come to be applied to any act of treachery, particularly one committed by a close friend.
Someone told me that even though you and I spent all last year hanging out together, at a party the other night you were making fun of me. ET TU, BRUTE?
eureka (Greek) (you-REE-kah) (interjection)
I have found it. According to legend, this was the word shouted by the great Greek inventor and mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse (287 B.C. –212 B.C. ) when, while sitting in his bath, he conceived of the principle of displacement. According to some accounts, he ran naked down the street, shouting to his neighbors, who, quite possibly, were used to that sort of thing from him.
EUREKA! I’ve finally discovered the proportions needed to mix the perfect gin and tonic .
ex animo (Latin) (eks AN-i-mo) (adv.)
From the heart; from the soul. Thus, sincerely.
Please believe me that my declaration of everlasting love and devotion is EX ANIMO .
ex cathedra (Latin) (eks kah-THAY-drah) (adv.)
From a seat of authority. Applied particularly to the Catholic Church, to those pronouncements that come from the pope concerning matters of doctrine. In these matters, since 1870 the pope has been deemed infallible.
The Catholic Church has reaffirmed its opposition to abortion and many forms of birth control in a series of EX CATHEDRA statements .
excelsior (Latin) (eks-SELL-see-or) (adv.)
Literally, “higher.” Its most famous use is in a (bad) poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, which begins
The shades of night were falling fast ,
As through an Alpine village passed
A youth, who bore mid snow and ice ,
A banner with the strange device ,
Excelsior!
And so on. You get the general idea.
excusez-moi (French) (eks-SKOOZ-ay MWAH) (interjection)
Excuse me.
EXCUSEZ-MOI. I didn’t mean to bump your arm back there and make you drop that entire tray of crystal wine glasses .
exempli gratia (Latin) (eks-EMP-lee GRAH-tee-ah) (prepositional
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