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Latin is not a dead language. Here you can find hundreds of Latin phrases that are still in used today.

  1. A bene placito - At one's pleasure
  2. A calvo ad calvum - From one bald-person to another (From first to last - (Suetonius - said by Caligula)
  3. A capella - Chapel style (Choral signing without instruments)
  4. A capite ad calcem - From head to toe
  5. A contrariis - To the contrary (Philosophical term used in logic)
  6. A contrario sensu - Contrary to reason
  7. A Deo rex, a rege lex - From God the King, from the King the law (Motto of the absolute monarchy who thought they derived power by God)
  8. A digito cognoscitur leo - The lion is known by his claw
  9. A fortiori - By force (Legal term - With greater reason)
  10. A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi - Between a cliff and wolf
  11. A fructibus cognoscitur arbor - The tree is known by its fruit
  12. A latere - On the side (Legal term - Denotes collateral)
  13. A limine - From the threshold
  14. A mari usque ad mare - From Sea to Sea (Canada's motto)
  15. A maximis ad minima - From the maximum to the minimum
  16. A mensa et thoro - from board and bed (Legal term - separation)
  17. A nativitate - From birth
  18. A pedibus usque ad caput - From foot to head
  19. A posse ad esse - From possibility to reality (Philosophical term)
  20. A posteriori - After the fact (Legal term - actions after the fact - also philosophical term: from what is before - Inductive reasoning)

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