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nil desperandum

/nɪl dɛspəˈɹændəm/

nil desperandum interjection: do not despair.

Interjection

  1. Do not despair.

Origin of nil desperandum

Latin nīl ‘nothing’, dēspērandum, gerund of dēspērāre ‘despair’, as used in Nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro ‘no need to despair with Teucer as your leader and Teucer to protect you’, in Horace, Odes.

Questions about nil desperandum

What does nil desperandum mean?
Nil desperandum means do not despair.
What part of speech is nil desperandum?
Nil desperandum is an interjection.
How do you pronounce nil desperandum?
Nil desperandum is pronounced /nɪl dɛspəˈɹændəm/.

Words near nil desperandum in the dictionary

  1. Nikumaroro
  2. Nikumbha
  3. Nikšić
  4. nil
  5. nil by mouth
  6. nil desperandum
  7. nil disease
  8. nil per os
  9. nil-
  10. Nila
  11. nilable

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