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gaudeamus

gaudeamus noun: a students' merrymaking.

Noun

gaudeamus (plural gaudeamuses)

  1. (archaic) A students' merrymaking.

Forms of gaudeamus

pluralgaudeamuses

Origin of gaudeamus

Learned borrowing from Latin gaudeamus (“may we rejoice”)

Questions about gaudeamus

What does gaudeamus mean?
Gaudeamus means a students' merrymaking.
What part of speech is gaudeamus?
Gaudeamus is a noun.
What is the plural of gaudeamus?
The plural of gaudeamus is gaudeamuses.

Words near gaudeamus in the dictionary

  1. Gaucins
  2. gaud
  3. Gauda
  4. gaudeamurid
  5. gaudeamurids
  6. gaudeamus
  7. gaudeamuses
  8. gauded
  9. gaudefroyite
  10. gauderies
  11. gaudery

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