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quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur

quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur proverb: used to mockingly describe people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated".

Proverb

quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur

  1. (humorous, ironic) Used to mockingly describe people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated".

Origin of quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur

Borrowed from Latin quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur (literally “whatever is said in Latin seems profound”).

Questions about quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur

What does quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur mean?
Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur means used to mockingly describe people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated".
What part of speech is quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur?
Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur is a proverb.

Words near quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur in the dictionary

  1. quidnunc
  2. quidnuncery
  3. quidnuncs
  4. quidnunctious
  5. Quidong
  6. quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur
  7. quids
  8. quids in
  9. quidsworth
  10. Quie syndrome
  11. quiesce

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