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How Latin has affected life in the twenty-first century.
Geometry Terms
Understanding the meaning of geometric terms may help you use them successfully.
University and College Mottoes
Official mottoes of colleges and universities.
Plant Names - Flowering Parts
Meaning of plant names based on the flowering part of plants.
Latin Dictionary
Online Latin dictionaries and recommendations for purchasing a Latin dictionary.
Mottoes
Mottoes of colleges and universities, state mottoes, motto collections, from your About Guide to Ancient and Classical History.
The Latin Mass Society of Ireland
"An association of Catholic faithful dedicated to the preservation of the traditional Latin Mass as one of the legitimate forms of the Church's liturgy" founded in 1999.
A Dead Language?
"It seems that rumors of the death of Latin were greatly exaggerated," by Steve Coates.
Denuone Latine loquebar? Was I speaking Latin again?
Phrases translated from modern English into Latin including handy catch phrases and medical conditions.
Enigman's Favourite Latin Sayings
A few dozen Latin sayings with translations.
State Mottoes
The mottoes of the United States in Latin.
Classical Cliches
Select from these classical allusions to spice up your speech.
Table of Common Latin Expressions
Find out how to ask important questions like : "What year is it?" "Is that yours?" and "Do you have more wine?"
E.L. Easton
List of sites with mottoes and phrases.
Latin Animals and the Sounds They Make
Maybe a little Latin would help, but it's a quiz where you match English name with Latin and then try to figure out which sound the Romans considered onomatopoeic.
Sententiae
Another place for non-Latinists to hunt. A long list of Latin maxims with translations and (where possible) their source.
Book of Emblems
The Memorial Web Edition in Latin and in English.
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