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verbum sat

verbum sat phrase: used to bring something to a conclusion, implying that further comment is unadvisable or unneeded.

Phrase

verbum sat

  1. Used to bring something to a conclusion, implying that further comment is unadvisable or unneeded.
    • For there one learns—'t is not for me to boast, / Though I acquired—but I pass over that, / As well as all the Greek I since have lost: / I say that there 's the place—but ‘Verbum sat.’1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, section I
    Synonyms:
    verbum sapienti, verbum sapienti sat est, verbum sat est, verbum sat sapienti, verbum sat sapienti est

Synonyms of verbum sat

  • verbum sapienti
  • verbum sapienti sat est
  • verbum sat est
  • verbum sat sapienti
  • verbum sat sapienti est

Origin of verbum sat

A shortening of Latin verbum (sapienti) sat est (“a word is enough (to a wise man)”). Compare verbum sapienti.

Questions about verbum sat

What does verbum sat mean?
Verbum sat means used to bring something to a conclusion, implying that further comment is unadvisable or unneeded.
What part of speech is verbum sat?
Verbum sat is a phrase.

Words near verbum sat in the dictionary

  1. verbous
  2. verbs
  3. verbs of motion
  4. verbum sap
  5. verbum sapienti
  6. verbum sat
  7. verbunkos
  8. Verbunt
  9. Verburg
  10. Verburgs
  11. verby

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