Commonly Used Latin Phrases

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ad hoc                                       special(ly)

ad hominem                               according to a person

ad inf (ad infinitum)                    infinitely

ad lib (ad libitum)                      at pleasure, freely

ad nauseam                               to nausea

a fortiori                                    all the more

alma mater                                fostering mother (school)

a.m. / p.m.                                ante/post meridiem (before/after noon)

a priori                                      pre-experiential(ly), before realization

bona fide                                   in good faith, truthful(ly)

caveat emptor                           Let the buyer beware, warning for buyer, buyer/user risk

ceteris paribus                           with other things constant, holding other things the same

c.f. (=confer)                             confer, compare

cum laude                                  with laud/praise (magna cum laude, summa cum laude)

curriculum vitae (or vita)             personal living history, resume

de facto                                     actual(ly), practical(ly)

e. g. (=exempli gratia)                for example

e pluribus unum                          one from many

et al. (=et alibi)                           and else(where)

et al. (=et alii)                            and others (people)

etc. (=et cetera)                         and others, and so forth

ex ante (facto)                            before the fact

ex officio                                    by official right

ex post (facto)                            after the fact

fait accompli                               accomplished fact

homo sapiens                             human race

id. (=idem)                                 same (authors, sources)

i. e. (=id est)                               that is, namely

in vitro                                        in test tube

mea culpa                                   my fault

modus operandi                          operational mode/method

modus vivendi                             living style

pari mutuel                                  equal mutualization

pari passu                                   at equal pace, side by side

p. a. (=per annum)                      every year, annual(ly)

per capita                                   per head, per person

per diem                                     for a day, daily (allowance)

per se                                         by/in itself

persona non grata                       unwelcome person

prima facie                                  by the first look

pro forma                                    in form(ality), tentative, assumed

pro rata                                       in proportion

Q. E. D. (=quod erat demonstrandum)  Which was to be shown (It is thus proven).

quid pro quo                               compensation in return, tit for tat

q. v. (=quod vide)                        which see, see the following

semper fidelis                              permanent/unchanging loyalty, faithfulness

sine qua non                                necessity, must

status quo                                   existing state

via                                              by way of, through

vice versa                                   same the other way, same reverse

vs. (=versus)                               against, in opposition to