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molon labe

molon labe phrase: an expression of defiance, mostly used to show support of the right to keep and bear arms and the opposition of gun control in the United States; often translated as come and take it.

Phrase

molon labe

  1. An expression of defiance, mostly used to show support of the right to keep and bear arms and the opposition of gun control in the United States; often translated as come and take it.

Origin of molon labe

Transliteration of Ancient Greek μολὼν λαβέ (molṑn labé, literally “come and take [it/them]”).

Questions about molon labe

What does molon labe mean?
Molon labe means an expression of defiance, mostly used to show support of the right to keep and bear arms and the opposition of gun control in the United States; often translated as come and take it.
What part of speech is molon labe?
Molon labe is a phrase.

Words near molon labe in the dictionary

  1. Molokans
  2. Molokany
  3. Molokaʻi
  4. molokhia
  5. molompi
  6. molon labe
  7. Moloney
  8. Moloney's mimic bat
  9. Moloney's mimic bats
  10. Moloneys
  11. Molong

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