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thesis (n.)

late 14c., "unaccented syllable or note, a lowering of the voice in music," from Latin thesis "unaccented syllable in poetry," later (and more correctly) "stressed part of a metrical foot," from Greek thesis "a proposition," also "downbeat" (in music), originally "a setting down, a placing, an arranging; position, situation" (from reduplicated form of PIE root *dhe- "to set, put").

The sense in logic of "a formulation in advance of a proposition to be proved or debated" is attested by 1570s (contrasted to hypothesis ; in rhetoric it is opposed to antithesis ); that of "dissertation presented by a candidate for a university degree" is from 1650s. The uncertainty of the prosodic sense might have kept it from being established in English. Related: Thetic ; thetical ; thetically .

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*dhē- , Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to set, put."

It forms all or part of: abdomen ; abscond ; affair ; affect (v.1) "make a mental impression on;" affect (v.2) "make a pretense of;" affection ; amplify ; anathema ; antithesis ; apothecary ; artifact ; artifice ; beatific ; benefice ; beneficence ; beneficial ; benefit ; bibliothec ; bodega ; boutique ; certify ; chafe ; chauffeur ; comfit ; condiment ; confection ; confetti ; counterfeit ; deed ; deem ; deface ; defeasance ; defeat ; defect ; deficient ; difficulty ; dignify ; discomfit ; do (v.); doom ; -dom ; duma ; edifice ; edify ; efface ; effect ; efficacious ; efficient ; epithet ; facade ; face ; facet ; facial ; -facient ; facile ; facilitate ; facsimile ; fact ; faction (n.1) "political party;" -faction ; factitious ; factitive ; factor ; factory ; factotum ; faculty ; fashion ; feasible ; feat ; feature ; feckless ; fetish ; -fic ; fordo ; forfeit ; -fy ; gratify ; hacienda ; hypothecate ; hypothesis ; incondite ; indeed ; infect ; justify ; malefactor ; malfeasance ; manufacture ; metathesis ; misfeasance ; modify ; mollify ; multifarious ; notify ; nullify ; office ; officinal ; omnifarious ; orifice ; parenthesis ; perfect ; petrify ; pluperfect ; pontifex ; prefect ; prima facie ; proficient ; profit ; prosthesis ; prothesis ; purdah ; putrefy ; qualify ; rarefy ; recondite ; rectify ; refectory ; sacrifice ; salmagundi ; samadhi ; satisfy ; sconce ; suffice ; sufficient ; surface ; surfeit ; synthesis ; tay ; ticking (n.); theco- ; thematic ; theme ; thesis ; verify .

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit dadhati "puts, places;" Avestan dadaiti "he puts;" Old Persian ada "he made;" Hittite dai- "to place;" Greek tithenai "to put, set, place;" Latin facere "to make, do; perform; bring about;" Lithuanian dėti "to put;" Polish dziać się "to be happening;" Russian delat' "to do;" Old High German tuon , German tun , Old English don "to do."

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thesis , thesis [f.] M Noun

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3. Declension Mixed Stems feminine

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Declamabat autem Cicero non quales nunc controversias dicimus, ne tales quidem quales ante Ciceronem dicebantur, quas thesis vocabant.

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Thesis, thesis, noun iii declension feminine.

proposition, thesis

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thesis, schola, scola are the top translations of "thesis" into Latin. Sample translated sentence: In 1875, he obtained his doctorate with a thesis on the urogenital organs of reptiles. ↔ Anno 1875 obtinuit doctoratum thesi de Reptilium organis urogenitalibus.

A statement supported by arguments. [..]

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• doctoral thesis Thesis doctoralis

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• 1.1 Etymology
• 1.2 Pronunciation
• 1.3.1 Inflection
• 1.3.2 Derived terms
• 1.3.3 Descendants
• 1.4 References

Ancient Greek

From τίθημι ( títhēmi , “ I put, place ” ) +‎ -σις ( -sis ) , although it could either have been formed in Greek or go back earlier. In the latter case, would be from a Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis , from *dʰeh₁- (root of τίθημι ( títhēmi ) ). Cognates include Sanskrit अपिहिति ( ápihiti ) , Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬋𐬌𐬛𐬍𐬙𐬌 ( arōidīti ) , Latin conditiō , and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌸𐍃 ( gadēþs ) . More at deed .

Pronunciation

• IPA ( key ) : /tʰé.sis/ → /ˈθe.sis/ → /ˈθe.sis/
• ( 5 th BCE Attic ) IPA ( key ) : /tʰé.sis/
• ( 1 st CE Egyptian ) IPA ( key ) : /ˈtʰe.sis/
• ( 4 th CE Koine ) IPA ( key ) : /ˈθe.sis/
• ( 10 th CE Byzantine ) IPA ( key ) : /ˈθe.sis/
• ( 15 th CE Constantinopolitan ) IPA ( key ) : /ˈθe.sis/

θέσῐς • ( thésis )  f ( genitive θέσεως ) ; third declension

• a setting , placement , arrangement
• adoption (of a child)
• adoption (in the more general sense of accepting as one's own)
• ( philosophy ) position , conclusion , thesis
• ( dance ) putting down the foot
• ( metre ) the last half of the foot
• ( rhetoric ) affirmation
• ( grammar ) stop

Derived terms

• ἀνάθεσις ( anáthesis )
• ἀντένθεσις ( anténthesis )
• ἀντεπίθεσις ( antepíthesis )
• ἀντίθεσις ( antíthesis )
• ἀντιμετάθεσις ( antimetáthesis )
• ἀντιπαράθεσις ( antiparáthesis )
• ἀπόθεσις ( apóthesis )
• διάθεσις ( diáthesis )
• εἴσθεσις ( eísthesis )
• ἔκθεσις ( ékthesis )
• ἐναπόθεσις ( enapóthesis )
• ἔνθεσις ( énthesis )
• ἐπείσθεσις ( epeísthesis )
• ἐπέκθεσις ( epékthesis )
• ἐπένθεσις ( epénthesis )
• ἐπίθεσις ( epíthesis )
• ἐπιπρόσθεσις ( epiprósthesis )
• ἐπισύνθεσις ( episúnthesis )
• ἡμισύνθεσις ( hēmisúnthesis )
• κατάθεσις ( katáthesis )
• μετάθεσις ( metáthesis )
• παράθεσις ( paráthesis )
• παρέκθεσις ( parékthesis )
• παρένθεσις ( parénthesis )
• περίθεσις ( períthesis )
• προδιάθεσις ( prodiáthesis )
• προέκθεσις ( proékthesis )
• πρόθεσις ( próthesis )
• πρόσθεσις ( prósthesis )
• συγκατάθεσις ( sunkatáthesis )
• συναντίθεσις ( sunantíthesis )
• συνεπίθεσις ( sunepíthesis )
• σύνθεσις ( súnthesis )
• ὑπέκθεσις ( hupékthesis )
• ὑπέρθεσις ( hupérthesis )
• ὑπόθεσις ( hupóthesis )

Descendants

• “ θέσις ”, in Liddell & Scott ( 1940 ) A Greek–English Lexicon , Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ θέσις ”, in Liddell & Scott ( 1889 ) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon , New York: Harper & Brothers
• θέσις in Bailly, Anatole ( 1935 ) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français , Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. ( 2001 ) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature , Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• “ θέσις ”, in Slater, William J. ( 1969 ) Lexicon to Pindar , Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• θέσις in Trapp, Erich, et al. ( 1994–2007 ) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [ the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries ], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
• assumption idem, page 48.
• caution idem, page 119.
• deposit idem, page 212.
• earnest idem, page 259.
• hypothesis idem, page 412.
• place idem, page 616.
• position idem, page 628.
• site idem, page 779.
• situation idem, page 780.
• station idem, page 813.
• supposition idem, page 842.
• thesis idem, page 865.
• Beekes, Robert S. P. ( 2010 ) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10 ), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

• Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
• Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-
• Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις
• Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
• Ancient Greek 2-syllable words
• Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
• Ancient Greek lemmas
• Ancient Greek nouns
• Ancient Greek paroxytone terms
• Ancient Greek feminine nouns
• Ancient Greek third-declension nouns
• Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension
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• Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations
• Avestan terms with redundant transliterations
• Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes

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Thesis etymology

English word thesis comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, Proto-Indo-European - -tis, and later Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti (To be doing. To be putting, placing.)

Etymology of thesis

Detailed word origin of thesis, words with the same origin as thesis, descendants of *dʰeh₁-, descendants of - -tis.

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Definition of thesis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

• Students must submit a thesis on an agreed subject within four years.
• He presented this thesis for his PhD.
• a thesis for a master's degree
• He's doing a doctoral thesis on the early works of Shostakovich.
• Many departments require their students to do a thesis defense.
• She completed an MSc by thesis.
• her thesis adviser at MIT
• in a/​the thesis
• thesis about

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• The basic thesis of the book is fairly simple.
• These latest findings support the thesis that sexuality is determined by nature rather than choice.
• formulate/​advance a theory/​hypothesis
• build/​construct/​create/​develop a simple/​theoretical/​mathematical model
• develop/​establish/​provide/​use a theoretical/​conceptual framework
• advance/​argue/​develop the thesis that…
• explore an idea/​a concept/​a hypothesis
• make a prediction/​an inference
• base a prediction/​your calculations on something
• investigate/​evaluate/​accept/​challenge/​reject a theory/​hypothesis/​model
• design an experiment/​a questionnaire/​a study/​a test
• do research/​an experiment/​an analysis
• make observations/​measurements/​calculations
• carry out/​conduct/​perform an experiment/​a test/​a longitudinal study/​observations/​clinical trials
• run an experiment/​a simulation/​clinical trials
• repeat an experiment/​a test/​an analysis
• replicate a study/​the results/​the findings
• observe/​study/​examine/​investigate/​assess a pattern/​a process/​a behaviour
• fund/​support the research/​project/​study
• seek/​provide/​get/​secure funding for research
• collect/​gather/​extract data/​information
• yield data/​evidence/​similar findings/​the same results
• analyse/​examine the data/​soil samples/​a specimen
• consider/​compare/​interpret the results/​findings
• fit the data/​model
• confirm/​support/​verify a prediction/​a hypothesis/​the results/​the findings
• prove a conjecture/​hypothesis/​theorem
• draw/​make/​reach the same conclusions
• read/​review the records/​literature
• describe/​report an experiment/​a study
• present/​publish/​summarize the results/​findings
• present/​publish/​read/​review/​cite a paper in a scientific journal
• The results of the experiment support his central thesis.
• Most people rejected this thesis at the time because it presumed evolution rather than creation.
• fundamental

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What does the noun thesis mean?

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun thesis . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

thesis has developed meanings and uses in subjects including

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The earliest known use of the noun thesis is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).

OED's earliest evidence for thesis is from before 1398, in a translation by John Trevisa, translator.

thesis is a borrowing from Greek.

Etymons: Greek θέσις .

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• these, pron. & adj. Old English–
• Thesean, adj. 1815–
• Theseid, n. 1725–
• Theseium, n. 1819–
• these-like, adj. 1644–
• thesial, adj. 1654
• thesicle, n. 1863–
• thesis, n. a1398–
• thesis-novel, n. 1934–
• thesis-play, n. 1902–
• thesmophilist, n. 1644–
• Thesmophorian, adj. 1891–
• Thesmophoric, adj. 1788–
• thesmothete, n. 1603–
• thesocyte, n. 1887–
• thesp, n. 1962–
• Thespian, adj. & n. 1675–
• Thespianism, n. 1914–

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[ thee -sis ]

He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war.

Synonyms: proposal , contention , theory

• a subject for a composition or essay.
• a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research, as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree.
• Music. the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat. Compare arsis ( def 1 ) .
• a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress.
• (less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus. Compare arsis ( def 2 ) .
• Philosophy. Hegelian dialectic

/ ˈθiːsɪs /

• a dissertation resulting from original research, esp when submitted by a candidate for a degree or diploma
• a doctrine maintained or promoted in argument
• a subject for a discussion or essay
• an unproved statement, esp one put forward as a premise in an argument
• music the downbeat of a bar, as indicated in conducting
• (in classical prosody) the syllable or part of a metrical foot not receiving the ictus Compare arsis
• philosophy the first stage in the Hegelian dialectic, that is challenged by the antithesis
• The central idea in a piece of writing, sometimes contained in a topic sentence .

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“The Saudis have been proving the thesis of the film — they do in fact have an army,” said Thor Halvorssen, founder and chief executive of the nonprofit Human Rights Foundation, which funded the movie.

It’s a hypothesis that Bush pursued in her master’s thesis, and last year she began attending virtual Goth parties in a final round of field work before defending her doctoral thesis later this year.

While this partnership was planned prior to the coronavirus outbreak, co-founder Jordana Kier said the pandemic instantly proved out the expansion thesis.

They’ve had to defend that thesis for a very, very long time in front of a variety of different customers and different people.

Over the past decade, In-Q-Tel has been one of the most active investors in the commercial space sector, with a broad investment thesis that touches many aspects of the sector.

In “Back Home,” Gil also revisits the nostalgia for the South explored in his Johns Hopkins thesis, “Circle of Stone.”

At least father and son were in alignment on this central thesis: acting “gay”—bad; being thought of as gay—bad.

Her doctoral thesis, says Ramin Takloo at the University of Illinois, was simply outstanding.

Marshall McLuhan long ago argued the now accepted thesis that different mediums have different influences on thinking.

He wrote his Master's thesis on the underrepresentation of young people in Congress.

And indeed for most young men a college thesis is but an exercise for sharpening the wits, rarely dangerous in its later effects.

It will be for the reader to determine whether the main thesis of the book has gained or lost by the new evidence.

But the word thesis, when applied to Systems, does not mean the 'position' of single notes, but of groups of notes.

This conclusion, it need hardly be said, is in entire agreement with the main thesis of the preceding pages.

Sundry outlying Indians, with ammunition to waste, took belly and knee rests and strengthened the thesis to the contrary.

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What Is The Plural Of Thesis?

Plural word for  thesis.

The plural form of thesis is theses , pronounced [ thee -seez ]. The plurals of several other singular words that end in -is are also formed in this way, including hypothesis / hypotheses , crisis / crises , and axis / axes . A similar change is made when pluralizing appendix as appendices . 

Irregular plurals that are formed like theses derive directly from their original pluralization in Latin and Greek.

: a long piece of writing on a particular subject that is done to earn a degree at a university

: a statement that someone wants to discuss or prove

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In high school, college, or graduate school, students often have to write a thesis on a topic in their major field of study. In many fields, a final thesis is the biggest challenge involved in getting a master's degree, and the same is true for students studying for a Ph.D. (a Ph.D. thesis is often called a dissertation ). But a thesis may also be an idea; so in the course of the paper the student may put forth several theses (notice the plural form) and attempt to prove them.

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in sense 3, Middle English, lowering of the voice, from Late Latin & Greek; Late Latin, from Greek, downbeat, more important part of a foot, literally, act of laying down; in other senses, Latin, from Greek, literally, act of laying down, from tithenai to put, lay down — more at do

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a(1)

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It’s guaranteed that you have or will run into some of these Latin terms in anything including the lightest reading. That’s because they’re everywhere. In newspapers, textbooks, manuals,  et cetera . They are used in,  inter alia , academic writing, text messaging, and, quite extensively, law documents. So, they are,  ipso facto , very important to know.  Ergo , we thought it’s a good idea to combine these common Latin words and phrases in one place and explain what they mean so that when you run into some of them next time, you go like, ha! I have seen this word somewhere and I know what it means. So, let’s get down to it. 

1.  a priori

A belief or conclusion based on assumptions or reasoning of some sort rather than actual experience or empirical evidence. Before actually encountering, experiencing, or observing a fact.

2.  a posteriori.  

A fact, belief, or argument that is based on actual experience, experiment, or observation. After the fact.

3.  ad astra.

To the stars.

4.  ad hoc.

For a particular situation, without planning or consideration of some broader purpose or application.

5.  ad hominem.

Directed to a particular person rather than generally, such as an attack on a person rather than a position they are espousing.

6.  ad infinitum.

Repeat forever.

7.  ad lib

Short for  ad libitum.  As you desire, at one’s pleasure. To speak or perform without preparation.

8.  ad nauseam. 

Repetition that has become annoying or tiresome.

9.  affidavit.

He has sworn. Sworn statement.

10.  alma mater.

Nourishing, kind, bounteous mother. School from which one graduated.

11.  alias.

Also known as. Otherwise known as. Less commonly as the proper meaning of at another time, otherwise.

12.  alibi.  

In another place. Elsewhere. Reason one couldn’t have been in a location where an act was committed.

13.  alter ego.

Other self. Another side of oneself.

14.  A.D.

short for  anno Domini.  In the year of our Lord. Number of years since the birth of Jesus Christ.

15.  a.m.

Short for  ante meridiem.  Before midday (noon.) Morning.

16.  animus . 

Spirit, mind, courage anger. Animosity. Intense opposition and ill will towards something, somebody, or some social group, commonly emotional, passionate, and mean-spirited. Hatred.

17.  ante . 

Before. Earlier. In a Supreme Court opinion,  ante  refers to an earlier page of the same opinion.

18.  ante bellum.

Before the war.

19.  ante mortem.  

Before death. 

20.  bona fide.

Genuine. Real. With no intention to deceive.

21.  c.  /  ca. /   or   cca.

Short for  circa.  Around. About. Approximately. Relative to a certain year.

22.  carpe diem.

Seize the day or moment. Make the best of the present rather than delay or focus on the future.

23.  caveat .

Warning, caution, disclaimer, or stipulation.

24.  cf.

Short for  confer.  Compare to. In reference to, as a comparison.

25.  cogito ergo sum . 

I think, therefore I am — Descartes.

26.  consensus.

Agreement. General or widespread agreement.

27.  corpus.

Body, especially of written or textual matter such as books and papers.

28.  curriculum .

Race. Course of a race. Path of a race. Subjects comprising a course of academic study.

29.  CV  

Short for  curriculum vitae.  The course of one’s life. Resume. List of significant academic and professional accomplishments, achievements, awards, education, and training.

30.  de facto.  

True or matter of fact as it is, regardless of intent, good reason, authority, or official reason for being such.

31.  dictum.

Something said. Noteworthy, authoritative statement or principle. Common wisdom.

32.  doctor.  

Teacher. Learned person. Doctor.

33. ergo. 

34.  et al.  .

Short for  et alia  (neuter plural) or  et alii  (masculine plural) or  et aliae  (feminine plural). And others. And all of the others.

35.  etc.  

Short for  et cetera.

36.  e pluribus unum.  

— Out of many, one — U.S. motto.

37.  ex post.

38.  ex post facto..

After the fact.

39.  e.g.  

Short for e xempli gratia.  For the sake of example. For example.

40.  ibid.  

Short for  ibidem  or  ib idem.  In the same place. For a citation, indicates that it is from the same place as the preceding citation.

41.  id.  

short for  idem.  From the same source. For a citation, indicates that it is from the same source, but not from the same location in that source. In contrast to  ibidem  ( ibid. ) which means the same location or place in the same source as the preceding citation.

42.  i.e.  

Short for  id est.  That is. In other words.

43.  in absentia.  

Conducted in the absence of.

44.  in camera.  

In chambers. In private, commonly for legal proceedings, in the judge’s office (chambers.) before digital photography cameras were little “chambers.”

45.  in situ.  

In position. In place.

46.  in toto.  

As a whole. Entirely. All of it.

47.  incognito.  

Unknown. With one’s identity concealed. This is actually an Italian word, derived from the Latin word  incognitus.

48.  inter alia.  

Among others. Among other things.

49.  innuendo.  

By nodding. Implied. Indirectly implied. Suggested. Oblique allusion.

50.  intra.  

Within. In a Supreme Court opinion, refers to a decision of another court, typically an appeals court.

51.  ipso facto.  

By that very fact or act. Therefore.

51.  lingua franca.  

Common language in a multi-language environment. Technically, it’s Italian.

52.  magnum opus.  

Great work. Greatest work. Masterpiece.

53.  M.O.  

short for  modus operandi.  Mode or method of operation. How you do things.

54.  n.b.  or  N.B.  

short for  nota bene.  Note well. It is worth noting that.

55.  per capita.  

Per person, for each person, of a population. Individually, but not for any particular person.

56.  per cent.  

or  percent  short for  per centum.  For each one hundred.

57.  per se.  

By itself. Intrinsically. Specifically.

58.  p.m. /   PM  

short for  post meridiem.  After midday (noon.) Afternoon.

59.  post.  

After. Later. In a Supreme Court opinion,  post  refers to a later page of the same opinion.

60.  post mortem.  

After death.

61.  prima facie.  

On its face. Accepted on its face. Accepted as true based on initial impression. Accepted as true unless proven false.

62.  PS.  

short for  post scriptum.  Written after. After what has been written. In addition to what has been written. In addition.

63.  quasi.  

As if. As though. Resembling. Similar but not quite exactly the same. Having many but not all the features of.

64.  quid pro quo.  

This for that. An exchange of goods or services. A barter transaction. Any contractual transaction.

65.  sic  

or  [sic].  So, this. The previous word should be taken literally even if it is not correct or appropriate.

66.  stat.  

or  stat  short for  statim.  Immediately. Now. without delay.

67.  status quo.  

The existing state of affairs. As it is. As things are.

68.  stricto sensu

or  sensu stricto.  In a narrow, tight, or strict sense. Strictly speaking.

69.  sui generis.  

Of its own kind. Unique. Outside of existing categories. In law, outside of existing law.

70.  supra.  

Above. From the previous cited source.

71.  tabula rasa.  

Clean slate. Blank slate. Absence of any preconceived notions, ideas, goals, or purpose.

72.  veni, vidi, vici.  

I came, I saw, I conquered.

73.  verbatim.  

The same exact words. Literally.

74.  vs.  

short for  versus.  Against. In opposition to. As opposed to. In contrast to.

75.  veto.  

I forbid. Reject.

76. v ice versa.  

As well as the two immediately preceding subjects of a statement reversed. The same either way. The other way around.

77.  viz.  

short for  videre licet  or  videlicet.  Namely. That is.

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11 thoughts on “77 common latin words and phrases used in english that you should know.”.

These are just great. Keep going Nerds – you provide a great service. Thank you.

A question: given the presence of Latin in English why is it not considered a member of the Romance languages?

Correction:

This should be “ad nauseam”

OMG — Did you actually misspell “ad nauseam”? lol

Dear Nerds, pleae note the small spelling error: it should read „ad nauseam“. Keep up the good work!

English branched out from Germanic languages picking up structures, phones, and other characteristics of the language group, though most vocabulary came from Latin and other romantic languages, it still is not considered one as changes came after when trades and globalisation happened and not originally from the English language.

You could include “stet”, meaning “let it stand”. It is a term used in editing, and means “disregard the correction that was made previously”.

The list is incomplete. You missed QED. Quod errat demonstrandum. It has been proved/shown;-)

Excellent keep up the good work Nerds

One r Quod erat demonstratum

Best to write AM / PM in capital letters. (‘periods’ are out of fashion) and it’s harder to read. a.m. / p.m. and quicker to type.

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The English language has always been a promiscuous borrower of words from other languages, and for scientific writing, Latin has been one of the most common sources.

Currently, as a standard publishing style, when words that belong to another language are used, they are italicized for clarity. However, with the extensive usage of Latin terms in scientific writing, many style guides and journals now do not insist on Latin terms being italicized in academic articles.

For example, the ACS style guide states that common Latin terms and abbreviations such as  ab initio , et al , in situ , in vitro , and in vivo should not be italicized; however, italicization should be used when referring to genus, species, subspecies, and genotypes.  The term Streptococcus pneumoniae should be italicized because it is a name of the organism that is a member of the genus Streptococcus  and not because the word is derived from Latin.

In fact, in academic usage, italicized terms are generally understood to be a scientific convention and not related to a style.

Unfortunately, many journals and publishers are inconsistent in their usage of italicization, e.g., in its Instructions to Authors, the Journal of Electron Microscopy (yes, periodical titles are italicized) does not address the usage of italics in their formatting guidelines.

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However, for in-text citations, they insist on the usage of “ et al. ” for references with more than three authors. Although this may seem to be a minor issue, many first-time authors would have to deal with this when they are creating the initial drafts of the article that they would be submitting.

We suggest that first-time authors should refer to the previous papers of the journal to which they are submitting to make themselves aware of the predominant style and usage. Also, referring to standard style guides such as AMA , CMOS , ACS, and MLA would definitely help when you are working on your initial papers that would be submitted for publication.

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