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|''{{visible anchor|e causa ignota}}''||of unknown cause||Often used in [[medicine]] when the underlying disease causing a symptom is not known. {{crossref|See also [[Idiopathic disease|idiopathic]].}}
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|''[[E pluribus unum]]''||out of many, one||Literally, out of more (than one), one. The former national motto of the [[United States]], which "In God We Trust" later replaced; therefore, it is still inscribed on many U.S. coins and on the [[U.S. Capitol]]. Also the motto of [[S.L. Benfica]]. Less commonly written as ''ex pluribus unum''
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|''{{visible anchor|ecce Agnus Dei}}''||behold the lamb of God||[[John the Baptist]] exclaims this after seeing [[Jesus]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.artic.edu/artworks/16159/ecce-agnus-dei | title=Ecce Agnus dei }}</ref> 
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|[[Ecce Ancilla Domini|''ecce ancilla domini'']]||behold the handmaiden of the Lord||From Luke 1:38 in the [[Vulgate]] Bible. Name of an [[oil painting]] by [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]] and motto of [[Bishopslea Preparatory School]].
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|''[[ecce homo]]''||behold the man||From the [[Gospel of John]] in the [[Vulgate]] {{bibleref2-nb|John|19:5|VULGATE}} [http://drbo.org/cgi-bin/d?b=drb&bk=50&ch=19&l=5&f=s#x (Douay-Rheims)], where [[Pontius Pilate]] speaks these words as he presents [[Jesus]], crowned with thorns, to the crowd. It is also the title of [[Friedrich Nietzsche|Nietzsche]]'s [[Ecce Homo (book)|autobiography]] and of the theme music by [[Howard Goodall]] for the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] comedy ''[[Mr. Bean]]'', in which the full sung lyric is ''Ecce homo qui est faba'' ("Behold the man who is a bean").
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|''{{visible anchor|ecce panis angelorum}}''||behold the bread of angels||From the [[Catholic]] [[hymn]] ''[[Lauda Sion]]''; occasionally inscribed near the altar of Catholic churches; it refers to the [[Eucharist]], the Bread of Heaven; the [[Body of Christ]]. See also: [[Panis angelicus]].
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|''[[editio princeps]]''||first edition||The first published edition of a work.
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|''Ego sum''||[[I am (biblical term)|I am]]||Phrase from the [[Gospel of John]] as a [[Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament|title of Jesus]] (based on the [[Koine Greek]] term {{lang|code=grc-x-koine|text=ἐγώ εἰμι|size=120%}} ''Ego eimi'')
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|''{{visible anchor|ego te absolvo}}''||I absolve you||Part of the formula of [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] sacramental [[absolution]], i. e., spoken by a [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priest]] as part of the [[Sacrament of Penance]] {{crossref|(see also ''absolvo'')}}.
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|''{{visible anchor|ego te provoco}}''||I challenge you|| Used as a challenge; "I dare you". Can also be written as ''te provoco''.
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|''{{visible anchor|eheu fugaces labuntur anni}}''||Alas, the fleeting years slip by|| From [[Horace]]'s ''Odes'', 2, 14
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|''{{visible anchor|ejusdem generis}}''||of the same kinds, class, or nature||From [[Statutory interpretation#Canons|the canons of statutory interpretation]] in [[law]]. When more general descriptors follow a list of many specific descriptors, the otherwise wide meaning of the general descriptors is interpreted as restricted to the same class, if any, of the preceding specific descriptors.
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|''{{visible anchor|eluceat omnibus lux}}''||let the light shine out from all||The motto of [[Sidwell Friends School]]
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|''[[emeritus]]''||veteran|| Retired from office. Often used to denote an office held at the time of one's retirement, as an honorary title, e. g. ''professor emeritus'' and ''provost emeritus''. Inclusion in one's title does not necessarily denote that the honorand is inactive in the pertinent office.
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|''{{anchor|emollit mores}}emollit mores nec sinit esse feros''||a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel||From [[Ovid]], ''[[Epistulae ex Ponto]]'' (II, 9, 48). Motto of [[University of South Carolina]].
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|''{{anchor|ens causa sui}}ens causa sui''||existing because of oneself||Or "being one's own cause". Traditionally, a being that owes its existence to no other being, hence [[God]] or a Supreme Being {{crossref|(see also ''[[Primum Mobile]]'')}}.
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|''[[ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem]]''||by the sword she seeks a serene repose under liberty||[[List of U.S. state and territory mottos|Motto]] of the U.S. state of [[Massachusetts]], adopted in 1775.
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|''{{anchor|entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem}}entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem''||entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity||[[Occam's razor]] or Law of Parsimony; arguments which do not introduce extraneous variables are to be preferred in logical argumentation.
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|''{{anchor|entitas ipsa involvit aptitudinem ad extorquendum certum assensum}}entitas ipsa involvit aptitudinem ad extorquendum certum assensum''||reality involves a power to compel certain assent||A phrase used in modern Western philosophy on the nature of truth.
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|''{{anchor|eo ipso}}eo ipso''||by that very (act)||Technical term in [[philosophy]] and [[law]]. Similar to ''[[ipso facto]]''. Example: "The fact that I am does not ''eo ipso'' mean that I think." From the Latin [[Ablative case|ablative]] form of ''id ipsum'' ("that thing itself").
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|''[[eo nomine]]''||by that name||
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|''[[epicuri de grege porcum]]''||A pig from the herd (or sty) of [[Epicurus]]||From [[Horace]], ''Epistles''
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|''{{anchor|equo ne credite}}equo ne credite''||do not trust the horse||From [[Virgil]], ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[s:la:Aeneis/Liber II|II. 48–49]]; a reference to the [[Trojan Horse]].
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|''[[erga omnes]]''||in relation to everyone||Used in [[law]], especially [[international law]], to denote a kind of universal [[obligation]].
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|''{{anchor|ergo}}ergo''||therefore||Denotes a logical conclusion {{crossref|(see also ''[[cogito ergo sum]]'')}}.
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|''{{anchor|errantis voluntas nulla est}}errantis voluntas nulla est''||the will of a mistaken party is void||[[Roman law|Roman legal]] principle formulated by [[Pomponia gens|Pomponius]] in the ''[[Digest (Roman law)|Digest]]'' of the ''[[Corpus Juris Civilis]]'', stating that legal actions undertaken by man under the influence of error are invalid.
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|''{{anchor|errare humanum est}}errare humanum est''||to err is human||Sometimes attributed to [[Seneca the Younger]], but not attested: ''Errare humanum est, perseverare autem diabolicum, et tertia non datur'' (To err is human; to persist [in committing such errors] is of the devil, and the third possibility is not given.) Several authors contemplated the idea before Seneca: [[Livy]], ''Venia dignus error is humanus'' (''Storie'', VIII, 35) and [[Cicero]]: ''is Cuiusvis errare: insipientis nullius nisi, in errore perseverare'' (Anyone can err, but only the fool persists in his fault) (''[[Philippicae]]'', XII, 2, 5). Cicero, being well-versed in ancient Greek, may well have been alluding to [[Euripides]]' play ''Hippolytus'' some four centuries earlier.<ref>{{cite book|author=Euripides|contributor=Richard Rutherford|contribution=Introduction|title=Medea and Other Plays|page=153|date=2003|publisher=[[Penguin Group]]|isbn=0-14-044929-9|location=London|translator=John Davie}}</ref> 300 years later [[Augustine of Hippo|Saint Augustine of Hippo]] recycled the idea in his ''Sermones'', 164, 14: ''Humanum fuit errare, diabolicum est per animositatem in errore manere.''<ref>{{cite book|last=Caillau|first=Armand Benjamin|authorlink=Armand-Benjamin Caillau|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cDHoWPsS2M4C|title=Sancti Aurelii Augustini Opera|date=1838|publisher=Parent-Desbarres|volume=4|location=Paris|language=la|trans-title=St. Augustine works|page=412|chapter=Sermones de Scripturis|trans-chapter=Conversations about the Scriptures|quote=Humanum fuit errare, diabolicum est per animositatem in errore manere.}}</ref> The phrase gained currency in the English language after [[Alexander Pope]]'s ''[[q:An Essay on Criticism|An Essay on Criticism]]'' of 1711: "To err is human, to forgive divine" (line 325).
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|''[[erratum]]''||error||I. e., mistake. Lists of errors in a previous edition of a work are often marked with the plural ''errata'' ("errors").
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|''{{anchor|eruditio et religio}}eruditio et religio''||scholarship and duty||Motto of [[Duke University]]
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|''{{anchor|esse est percipi}}esse est percipi''||to be is to be perceived||Motto of [[George Berkeley]] for his [[subjective idealism|subjective idealist]] philosophical position that nothing exists independently of its perception by a mind except minds themselves.
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|''[[esse quam videri]]''||to be, rather than to seem||Truly being a thing, rather than merely seeming to be a thing. The motto of many institutions. From [[Cicero]], ''De amicitia'' (''On Friendship''), Chapter 26. Prior to Cicero, [[Sallust]] used the phrase in ''Bellum Catilinae'', 54, 6, writing that [[Cato the Elder|Cato]] ''esse quam videri bonus malebat'' ("preferred to be good, rather than to seem so"). Earlier still, [[Aeschylus]] used a similar phrase in ''[[Seven Against Thebes]]'', line 592: ''ou gar dokein aristos, all' enai thelei'' ("he wishes not to seem the best, but to be the best"). Motto of the State of North Carolina.
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|''{{anchor|est modus in rebus}}est modus in rebus''||there is measure in things||there is a middle or mean in things, there is a middle way or position; from [[Horace]], ''[[Satires (Horace)|Satires]]'' [[:la:s:Sermones (Horatius)/Liber prior/Sermo I - Qui fit, Maecenas, ut nemo, quam sibi sortem#105|1.1.106]]; see also: [[Golden mean (philosophy)]]. According to Potempski and Galmarini (''Atmos. Chem. Phys.'', 9, 9471–9489, 2009) the sentence should be translated as: "There is an optimal condition in all things", which in the original text is followed by ''sunt certi denique fines quos ultra citraque nequit consistere rectum'' ("There are therefore precise boundaries beyond which one cannot find the right thing").
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|''[[esto perpetua]]''||may it be perpetual||Said of [[Venice]], Italy, by the Venetian historian [[Paolo Sarpi|Fra Paolo Sarpi]] shortly before his death. [[List of U.S. state and territory mottos|Motto]] of the U.S. state of [[Idaho]], adopted in 1867; of [[S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia]], Sri Lanka; of [[Sigma Phi Society]].
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|''{{anchor|esto quod es}}esto quod es''||be what you are||Motto of [[Wells Cathedral School]]
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|''{{anchor|et adhuc sub iudice lis est|et ad huc sub iudice lis est}}et adhuc sub iudice lis est''||it is still before the court||From [[Horace]], ''[[Ars Poetica (Horace)|Ars Poetica]]'' (''The Art of Poetry'') [[:la:s:Ars poetica|1.78.]]
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|''{{anchor|et alibi}}et alibi <small>(et al.)</small>''||and elsewhere||A less common variant on ''et cetera'' ("and the rest") used at the end of a list of locations to denote unenumerated/omitted ones.
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|''{{anchor|et alii|et aliae|et alia}}[[Wikt:et alii|et alii]], [[Wikt:et aliae|et aliae]], [[Wikt:et alia|et alia]] <small>(et al.)</small>''||and others||Used similarly to ''et cetera'' ("and the rest") to denote names that, usually for the sake of space, are unenumerated/omitted. ''Alii'' is [[grammatical gender|masculine]], and therefore it can be used to refer to men, or groups of men and women; the feminine ''et aliae'' is proper when the "others" are all female, but as with many [[loanword]]s, interlingual use, such as in reference lists, is often invariable. ''Et alia'' is neuter plural and thus in Latin text is properly used only for inanimate, genderless objects, but some use it as a gender-neutral alternative.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/style/language-usage.html |title=University of Minnesota Style Manual: Correct Usage |publisher=.umn.edu |date=2010-11-22 |access-date=2011-01-19|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819104313/http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/style/language-usage.html |archive-date=2010-08-19 }}</ref> [[APA style]] and [[The MLA Style Manual|MLA style]] uses et al. if the work cited was written by more than three authors; [[AMA style]] lists all authors if ≤6, and 3 + et al. if >6. AMA style forgoes the period (because it forgoes the period on abbreviations generally) and it forgoes the italic (as it does with other loanwords naturalized into scientific English); many journals that follow AMA style do likewise.
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|''[[et cetera]] <small>(etc., &amp;c.)</small>''||and the rest||In modern usage, used to mean "and so on" or "and more".
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|''{{anchor|et cum spiritu tuo}}et cum spiritu tuo'' ||and with your spirit||The usual response to the phrase ''[[Dominus vobiscum]]'' used in Roman [[Catholic liturgy]], for instance at several points during the [[Catholic Mass]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://maternalheart.org/library/missal.pdf | title=Traditional Latin Mass - MISSAL| access-date=2024-02-08}}</ref> Also used as a general form of greeting among and towards members of Catholic organisations.
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|''[[et facere et pati fortia Romanum est]]''||Acting and suffering bravely is the attribute of a Roman||The words of [[Gaius Mucius Scaevola]] when [[Lars Porsena]] captured him
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|''{{visible anchor|et facta est lux}}''||And light came to be ''or'' was made||From ''[[Book of Genesis|Genesis]]'', 1:3: "and there was light". Motto of [[Morehouse College]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. {{crossref|See also [[Fiat lux]].}}
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|''{{visible anchor|et hoc genus omne|text=[[wikt:et hoc genus omne|et hoc genus omne]]}}''||and all that sort of thing||Abbreviated as ''e.h.g.o.'' or ''ehgo''
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|''{{visible anchor|et in Arcadia ego}}''||and in [[Arcadia (region)|Arcadia]] [am] I / I [am/exist] even in Arcadia||Phrased from the perspective of the [[personification of death]] to indicate death's reality under even the most blissful of circumstances, associated in classical times with the then-pastoral Arcadia region of the [[Peloponnese]] in Greece; ''see also'' ''[[memento mori]]''; also the name of paintings and TV episodes – see [[Et in Arcadia ego (disambiguation)]].
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|''{{visible anchor|et lux in tenebris lucet}}''||and light shines in the darkness||From the [[Gospel of John]] 1.5, [[Vulgate]]. Motto of the [[Pontifical Catholic University of Peru]]. See also ''[[Lux in Tenebris]]'', 1919 play by [[Bertolt Brecht]]. 
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|''{{visible anchor|et nunc reges intelligite erudimini qui judicatis terram}}''||"And now, O ye kings, understand: receive instruction, you that judge the earth."||From the ''[[Psalms|Book of Psalms]]'', [http://clib.org/x/d?b=lvb&bk=21&ch=2&l=10&f=s#x II.x. (Vulgate)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306213616/http://clib.org/x/d?b=lvb&bk=21&ch=2&f=s&l=10#x |date=2016-03-06 }}, [http://drbo.org/cgi-bin/d?b=drb&bk=21&ch=2&l=10&f=s#x 2.10 (Douay-Rheims)].
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|''{{visible anchor|et passim|et pass.|text=[[wikt:et passim|et passim]]}} <small>(et pass.)</small>''||and throughout||Used in citations after a page number to indicate that there is further information in other locations in the cited resource. {{crossref|See also [[passim]].}}
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|''{{visible anchor|et sequentes|et seq.|text=et sequentes}} <small>([[wikt:et seq.|et seq.]])</small>''||and the following (masculine/feminine plural)||Also ''et sequentia'' ("and the following things": [[Grammatical gender#Overview|neut.]]), abbreviations: ''et seqq.'', ''et seq.'', or ''sqq.'' Commonly used in [[legal citation]]s to refer to [[statute]]s that comprise several sequential sections of a [[code]] of statutes (e. g. [[National Labor Relations Act]], [[Title 29 of the United States Code|29]] [[United States Code|U.S.C.]] § 159 ''et seq.''; New Jersey Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:25-17 ''et seq.'').
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|''{{visible anchor|et suppositio nil ponit in esse}}''||and a supposition puts nothing in being||More usually translated as "Sayin' it don't make it so".
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|''[[Et tu, Brute?]]''||And you, [[Brutus]]?||Or "Even you, Brutus?" or "You too, Brutus?" Indicates betrayal by an intimate associate. From [[William Shakespeare]], ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'', based on the traditional dying words of [[Julius Caesar]]. However, these were almost certainly not Caesar's true last words: [[Plutarch]] quotes Caesar as saying in [[Greek language|Greek]], the language of the Roman elite at the time, {{lang|grc|καὶ σὺ τέκνον}} (''Kaì sù téknon?''), translated as "You too, (my) child?", quoting from [[Menander]].
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|''{{anchor|et uxor}}[[et uxor]] <small>(et ux.)</small>''||and wife||A legal term.
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|''{{anchor|et vir}}[[et vir]]''||and husband||A legal term.
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|''[[Etiam si omnes, ego non]]''||Even if all others, I will never||[[Saint Peter]] to [[Jesus]], from the [[Vulgate]], ''[[Gospel of Matthew]]'' {{bibleref2-nb|Matthew|26:33|VULGATE}}; [[New King James Version]]: {{bibleref2|Matthew|26:33|NKJV}}).
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|''[[etsi deus non daretur]]''||even if God were not a given||This sentence synthesizes a famous concept of [[Hugo Grotius]] (1625).
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|''{{anchor|evoles ut ira breve nefas sit; regna}}evoles ut ira breve nefas sit; regna''||arise, that your anger may [only] be a brief evil; control [it]||A bilingual [[palindrome]], yielding its English paraphrase, "Anger, 'tis safe never. Bar it! Use love!" 
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|''{{anchor|ex abundanti cautela}}ex abundanti cautela''||out of an abundance of caution||In [[law]], describes someone taking precautions against a very remote contingency. "One might wear a belt in addition to braces ''ex abundanti cautela''".<ref>Gray, John (2006), ''"Lawyer's Latin (a vade-mecum)"'', Hale, London, {{ISBN|9780709082774}}.</ref> In banking, a [[loan]] in which the [[collateral (finance)|collateral]] is more than the loan itself. Also the basis for the term "an abundance of caution" employed by United States President [[Barack Obama]] to explain why the Chief Justice of the [[US Supreme Court]] [[John Roberts]] had to re-administer the presidential oath of office, and again in reference to terrorist threats.
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|''{{anchor|ex abundantia enim cordis os loquitur}}ex abundantia enim cordis os loquitur''||for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.||From the ''[[Gospel of Matthew]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102150/http://clib.org/x/d?b=lvb&bk=47&ch=12&l=34&f=s#x XII.xxxiv (Vulgate)], [http://drbo.org/cgi-bin/d?b=drb&bk=47&ch=12&l=34&f=s#x 12.34 (Douay-Rheims)] and the ''[[Gospel of Luke]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194005/http://clib.org/x/d?b=lvb&bk=49&ch=6&l=45&f=s#x VI.xlv (Vulgate)], [http://drbo.org/cgi-bin/d?b=drb&bk=49&ch=6&l=45&f=s#x 6.45 (Douay-Rheims)]. Sometimes rendered without ''enim'' ("for").
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|''{{anchor|ex aequo}}ex aequo''||from the equal||Denoting "on equal footing", i. e., in a tie. Used for those two (seldom more) participants of a competition who demonstrated identical performance.
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|''{{anchor|ex Africa semper aliquid novi}}ex Africa semper aliquid novi''||"(There is) always something new (coming) out of Africa"||[[Pliny the Elder]], ''[[Natural History (Pliny)|Naturalis Historia]]'', 8, 42 (''unde etiam vulgare Graeciae dictum semper aliquid novi Africam adferre''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/L/Roman/Texts/Pliny_the_Elder/8*.html |title=Pliny the Elder: the Natural History, Liber VIII |publisher=Penelope.uchicago.edu |access-date=2011-01-19}}</ref>), a translation of the Greek «[[List of Greek phrases#.CE.91.CE.B1|Ἀεὶ Λιβύη φέρει τι καινόν]]».
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|''{{anchor|ex amicitia pax}}ex amicitia pax'' ||peace from friendship||Often used on internal diplomatic event invitations. A motto sometimes inscribed on flags and mission plaques of [[diplomatic corps]].
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|''{{anchor|ex animo}}ex animo''||from the soul||Sincerely.
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|[[Ex-ante|''ex ante'']]||from before||Denoting "beforehand", "before the event", or "based on prior assumptions"; denoting a prediction.
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|''[[Ex Astris Scientia]]''||From the Stars, Knowledge||The motto of the fictional [[Starfleet Academy]] of ''[[Star Trek]]''. Adapted from ''ex luna scientia'', which in turn derived from ''ex scientia tridens''.
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|''[[ex cathedra]]''||from the chair||A phrase applied to the declarations or promulgations of the [[Catholic]] [[Supreme Pontiff]] (Pope) when, preserved from the possibility of error by the [[Holy Spirit]] {{crossref|(see [[Papal infallibility]])}}, he solemnly declares or promulgates ("from the chair" that was the ancient symbol of the teacher and governor, in this case of the Church) a dogmatic doctrine on faith or morals as being contained in divine revelation, or at least being intimately connected to divine revelation. Used, by extension, of anyone who is perceived as speaking as though with supreme authority.
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|''{{anchor|ex cultu robur}}ex cultu robur''||from culture [comes] strength||The motto of [[Cranleigh School]], [[Surrey]].
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|''{{anchor|ex debito Justitia}}ex debito Justitia''||justice, which cannot be denied||on King's writ, to be granted to the subject<ref name=coke>''The Selected Writings of Sir [[Edward Coke]]'' {{full citation needed|date=September 2024}}</ref>
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|''{{anchor|ex Deo}}ex Deo''||from God||
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|''{{anchor|ex dolo malo}}ex dolo malo''||from [[fraud]]||"From harmful deceit"; ''dolus malus'' is the Latin legal term denoting "fraud". The full legal phrase is ''ex dolo malo non oritur actio'' ("an action does not arise from fraud"). When an action has its origin in fraud or deceit, it cannot be supported; thus, a court of law will not assist a man who bases his course of action on an immoral or illegal act.
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|''{{anchor|ex duris gloria}}ex duris gloria''||From suffering [comes] glory || Motto of Rapha Cycling club {{crossref|(see also ''[[Rapha (sportswear)]]'')}}
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|''[[ex facie]]''||from the face||Idiomatically rendered "on the face of it". A legal term typically used to state that a document's explicit terms are defective absent further investigation. Also, "contempt ''ex facie''" means [[contempt of court]] committed outside of the court, as contrasted with contempt ''in facie''. 
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|''[[ex factis jus oritur]]''
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|''{{anchor|ex fide fiducia}}ex fide fiducia''||from faith [comes] confidence||Motto of [[St George's College, Harare]] and [[Hartmann House Preparatory School]]
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|''{{anchor|ex fide fortis}}ex fide fortis''||from faith [comes] strength||Motto of [[Loyola School (New York City)|Loyola School]] in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States.
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|''{{anchor|ex glande quercus}}ex glande quercus''||from the acorn the oak||Motto of the [[Municipal Borough of Southgate]], [[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]].
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|''[[ex gratia]]''||from kindness||More literally "from grace". Refers to someone voluntarily performing an act purely from kindness, as opposed to for personal gain or from being compelled to do it. In [[law]], an ''ex gratia'' payment is one made without recognizing any [[legal liability|liability]] or [[obligation]].
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|''{{anchor|ex hypothesi}}ex hypothesi''||from the hypothesis||Denoting "by hypothesis"
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|''{{anchor|ex ignorantia ad sapientiam; ex luce ad tenebras}}ex ignorantia ad sapientiam; ex luce ad tenebras <small>(e.i.)</small>''||from ignorance into wisdom; from light into darkness||Motto of the fictional [[Miskatonic University]] in Arkham, Massachusetts, from the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]
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|''{{anchor|ex infra}}ex infra <small>(e.i.)</small>''||"from below"||Recent academic notation denoting "from below in this writing". {{crossref|printworthy=y|See also [[#ex supra|ex supra]].}}
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|''[[ex juvantibus]]''||from that which helps||The medical pitfall in which response to a therapeutic regimen substitutes proper diagnosis.
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|''{{visible anchor|ex lege}}''||from the law||
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|''{{visible anchor|ex libris}}''||from the books||Precedes a person's name, denoting "from the library of" the nominate; also a synonym for "[[bookplate]]".
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|''{{visible anchor|ex luna scientia}}''||from the moon, knowledge||The motto of the [[Apollo 13]] lunar mission, derived from ''ex scientia tridens'', the motto of [[Jim Lovell]]'s [[alma mater]], the [[United States Naval Academy]]
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|''{{visible anchor|ex malo bonum}}''||good out of evil||From [[Saint Augustine of Hippo]], "Sermon LXI", in which he contradicts the dictum of [[Seneca the Younger]] in ''[[Epistulae morales ad Lucilium]]'', [[s:la:Epistulae morales ad Lucilium/Liber XI - XIII#LXXXVII. SENECA LUCILIO SUO SALUTEM|87:22]]: ''bonum ex malo non fit'' ("good does not come from evil"). Also the alias of the song "Miserabile Visu" by [[Anberlin]] in the album ''[[New Surrender]]''.
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|''{{visible anchor|ex mea sententia}}''||in my opinion||
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|''{{visible anchor|ex merito Justitiae}} <ref name="coke" />''||from merit, justice / justice from merit
|The measure of justice is from the merit of the deed.
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|''{{visible anchor|ex mero motu}}''||out of mere impulse, or of one's own accord||
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|''[[ex nihilo]] nihil fit''||[[Creation ex materia|nothing comes from nothing]]||From [[Lucretius]], and said earlier by [[Parmenides]]; in conjunction with "creation": ''creatio ex nihilo'' – "creation out of nothing"
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|''{{visible anchor|ex novo}}''||anew||something that has been newly made or made from scratch {{crossref|(see also ''[[wikt:de novo|de novo]]'')}}
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|''[[Ex Oblivione]]''||from oblivion||The title of a short story by [[H. P. Lovecraft]]
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|''[[ex officio]]''||from the office||By virtue or right of office. Often used when someone holds one office by virtue of holding another: for example, the [[President of France]] is an ''ex officio'' [[Co-Prince of Andorra]]. A common misconception is that all [[ex officio member]]s of a committee or congress may not vote; but in some cases they do. In [[law]] ''ex officio'' can also refer to an administrative or judicial office taking action of its own accord; in the latter case the more common term is ''ex proprio motu'' or ''ex meru motu'', for example to invalidate a patent or prosecute infringers of copyright.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Law|first1=Jonathan|last2=Martin|first2=Elizabeth A.|title=A Dictionary of Law|year=2009|publisher=Oxford University Press|chapter=Ex proprio motu|chapter-url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199551248.001.0001/acref-9780199551248-e-1498}}</ref>
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|''[[ex opere operantis]]''||from the work of the one working||Theological phrase contrasted with {{lang|la|[[ex opere operato]]}}, referring to the notion that the validity or promised benefit of a [[sacrament]] depends on the person administering it
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|''[[ex opere operato]]''||from the work worked||A theological phrase meaning that the act of receiving a [[sacrament]] actually confers the promised benefit, such as a [[baptism]] actually and literally cleansing one's [[sin]]s. The [[Catholic Church]] affirms that the source of grace is God, not just the actions or disposition of the minister or the recipient of the sacrament.
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|''{{visible anchor|ex oriente lux}}''||light from the east||Originally refers to the sun rising in the east, but alludes to culture coming from the Eastern world. Motto of several institutions.
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|''{{visible anchor|ex oriente pax}}''||peace comes from the east (i.e. from the Soviet Union)|| Shown on the logo as used by East Germany's [[Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)|CDU]], a blue flag with two yellow stripes, a dove, and the CDU symbol in the center with the words ''ex oriente pax''.
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|''[[ex parte]]''||from a part||A legal term that means "by one party" or "for one party". Thus, on behalf of one side or party only.
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|''[[ex pede Herculem]]''||from his foot, so Hercules||From the measure of Hercules' foot you shall know his size; from a part, the whole.
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|''{{visible anchor|ex post}}''||from after||"Afterward", "after the event". Based on knowledge of the past. Measure of past performance
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|''[[ex post facto]]''||from a thing done afterward||Said of a law with retroactive effect
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|''{{visible anchor|ex professo}}''||from one declaring [an art or science]||Or 'with due competence'. Said of the person who perfectly knows his art or science. Also used to mean "expressly".<ref>Entry for "expressly" in: Meltzer, Peter E. ''The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words''. W. W. Norton & Company, 2015 (3rd edition). {{ISBN|0393338975}}, {{ISBN|9780393338973}}.</ref>
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| ''[[ex rel.]]'', or, ''ex relatio''|| [arising] out of the relation/narration [of the relator] || The term is a legal phrase; the legal citation guide called the ''Bluebook'' describes ''ex rel.'' as a "procedural phrase" and requires using it to abbreviate "on the relation of", "for the use of", "on behalf of", and similar expressions. An example of use is in court case titles such as ''Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar''.
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|''{{visible anchor|ex scientia tridens}}''||from knowledge, sea power||The [[United States Naval Academy]] motto. Refers to knowledge bringing men power over the sea comparable to that of the [[trident]]-bearing Greek god [[Poseidon]].
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|''{{visible anchor|ex scientia vera}}''||from knowledge, truth||The motto of the College of Graduate Studies at [[Middle Tennessee State University]].
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|''{{visible anchor|ex silentio}}''||from silence||In general, the claim that the absence of something demonstrates the proof of a proposition. An ''argumentum ex silentio'' ("[[argument from silence]]") is an argument based on the assumption that someone's silence on a matter suggests ("proves" when a logical [[fallacy]]) that person's ignorance of the matter or their inability to counterargue validly.
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|''{{visible anchor|ex situ}}''||out of position||opposite of "[[in situ]]"
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|''{{visible anchor|ex solo ad solem}}''||from the Earth to the Sun ||The motto of the [[University of Central Lancashire]], Preston
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|''{{visible anchor|ex supra}}'' <small>(''e.s.'')</small>||"from above"||Recent academic notation for "from above in this writing". {{crossref|printworthy=y|See also [[#ex infra|ex infra]].}}
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|''{{visible anchor|ex tempore}}''||from [this moment of] time|||"This instant", "right away" or "immediately". Also written ''extempore''
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|''[[Ex turpi causa non oritur actio]]''||From a dishonorable cause an action does not arise|||A legal doctrine which states that a claimant will be unable to pursue a cause of action if it arises in connection with his own illegal act. Particularly relevant in the law of contract, tort and trusts.
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|''{{anchor|ex umbra in solem}}ex umbra in solem''||from the shadow into the light|||Motto of [[Federico Santa María Technical University]]
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|''{{anchor|ex undis}}ex undis''||from the waves [of the sea]||motto in the coat of arms of [[Eemsmond]]
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|''[[Ex Unitate Vires]]''||union is strength, or unity is strength||Former motto of [[South Africa]]
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|''{{anchor|ex vi termini}}ex vi termini''||from the force of the term||Thus, "by definition"
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|''{{anchor|ex vita discedo, tanquam ex hospitio, non tanquam ex domo}}ex vita discedo, tanquam ex hospitio, non tanquam ex domo''||I depart from life as from an inn, not as from home||[[Cicero]], ''[[Cato Maior de Senectute]]'' (''On Old Age'') 23
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|''{{anchor|ex vivo}}ex vivo''||out of or from life||Used in reference to the study or assay of living tissue in an artificial environment outside the living organism.
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|''{{anchor|ex voto}}ex voto''||from the vow||Thus, in accordance with a promise. An ''ex voto'' is also an offering made in fulfillment of a vow.
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|''{{anchor|ex vulgus scientia}}ex vulgus scientia''||from the crowd, knowledge||used to describe social computing, in ''[[The Wisdom of Crowds]]'' and discourse referring to it.
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|''{{anchor|excelsior}}excelsior''||higher||"Ever upward!" The [[List of U.S. state and territory mottos|state motto of New York]]. Also a catchphrase used by Marvel Comics head [[Stan Lee]].
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|''{{Anchor|exceptio firmat regulam in casibus non exceptis|exceptio probat regulam in casibus non exceptis}}exceptio firmat'' (or ''probat'') ''regulam in casibus non exceptis''||The exception confirms the rule in cases which are not excepted||A juridical principle which means that the statement of a rule's exception (e.g., "no parking on Sundays") implicitly confirms the rule (i.e., that parking is allowed Monday through Saturday). Often mistranslated as "the [[exception that proves the rule]]".
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|''{{Anchor|excusatio non petita accusatio manifesta}}excusatio non petita accusatio manifesta''||an excuse that has not been sought [is] an obvious accusation||More loosely, "he who excuses himself, accuses himself"—an unprovoked excuse is a sign of guilt. In [[French language|French]], ''qui s'excuse, s'accuse''
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|''[[exeat]]''||s/he may go out||A formal leave of absence
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|''{{Anchor|exegi monumentum aere perennius}}exegi monumentum aere perennius''||I have reared a monument more enduring than bronze||[[Horace]], [[Odes (Horace)|''Carmina'']] III:XXX:I
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|{{Anchor|exempli gratia|e.g.|eg}}<!--Note: The article title [[Exempli gratia]] redirects here; the redir has been tagged as a {{R with possibilities}} for possible expansion into an article.-->{{lang|la|[[Wikt:exempli gratia|exempli gratia]]}} <small>(''e.g.''<!-- no space, to conform with MOS -->)</small>||for the sake of example, for example||{{Split section| |discuss={{TALKPAGENAME}}#Split_Exempli_gratia_into_its_own_article? |date=August 2024}} 
{{lang|la|Exempli gratiā}} is usually abbreviated "e. g." or "e.g." (less commonly, ''ex. gr.''). The abbreviation "e.g." is often interpreted (Anglicised) as 'example given'. The plural {{lang|la|exemplōrum gratiā}} to refer to multiple examples (separated by commas) is now not in frequent use; when used, it may be seen abbreviated as "ee.g." or even "ee.gg.", corresponding to the practice of doubling plurals in Latin abbreviations. ''E.g.'' is not usually followed by a comma in British English, but it often is in American usage. ''E.g.'' is often confused with ''i.e.'' ({{lang|la|[[id est]]}}, meaning {{gloss|that is}} or {{gloss|in other words}}).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://blog.dictionary.com/whats-the-difference-between-ie-and-eg/ |title=Word Fact: What's the Difference Between i.e. and e.g.? |date=August 19, 2014 |work=blog.Dictionary.com |publisher=IAC Publishing |access-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> Some writing styles give such abbreviations without punctuation, as ''ie'' and ''eg''.{{efn|1=Assertions, such as those by [[Bryan A. Garner]] in ''[[Garner's Modern English Usage]]'',<ref name="Garner 2016">{{cite book |title=Garner's Modern English Usage |edition=4th |first=Bryan A. |last=Garner |chapter='e.g.' and 'i.e.' |pages=322–323, 480 |date=2016|title-link=Garner's Modern English Usage }} This is an internationalized expansion of what was previously published as ''Garner's Modern American Usage''.</ref> that "eg" and "ie" style versus "e.g." and "i.e." style are two poles of British versus American usage are not borne out by major style guides and usage dictionaries, which demonstrate wide variation. To the extent anything approaching a consistent general conflict can be identified, it is between American and British news companies' different approaches to the balance between clarity and expediency, without complete agreement on either side of the Atlantic, and with little evidence of effects outside journalism circles, e.g. in book publishing or academic journals.<p>There is no consistent British style. For example, ''The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors'' has "e.g." and "i.e." with points (periods);<ref>{{cite book |title=Oxford Style Manual |chapter='e.g.' and 'i.e.' |pages=704, 768 |editor1-first=Robert M. |editor1-last=Ritter |publisher=Oxford University Press |date=2003|title-link=Oxford Style Manual }}. Material previously published separately as ''The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors''.</ref> ''[[Fowler's Modern English Usage]]'' takes the same approach,<ref name="Burchfield">{{cite book |title=Fowler's Modern English Usage |edition=3rd |chapter='e.g.' and 'i.e.' |editor1-first=R. W. |editor1-last=Burchfield |editor1-link=Robert Burchfield |editor2-first=H. W. |editor2-last=Fowler |editor2-link=H. W. Fowler|pages=240, 376 |date=2004 |publisher=Oxford University Press|title-link=Fowler's Modern English Usage }}</ref> and its newest edition is especially emphatic about the points being retained.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage |edition=4th |chapter='e.g.' and 'i.e.' |pages=248, 393 |editor-first=Jeremy |editor-last=Butterfield |editor2-first=H. W. |editor2-last=Fowler |date=2015 |publisher=Oxford University Press|quote=Both should always be printed lower case roman with two points and no spaces.}}</ref> ''[[The Oxford Guide to Style]]'' (also republished in ''Oxford Style Manual'' and separately as ''New Hart's Rules'') also has "e.g." and "i.e.";<ref>{{cite book |title=Oxford Style Manual |editor1-first=Robert M. |editor1-last=Ritter |date=2003 |chapter=3.8: e.g., i.e., etc. |pages=69–70 |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> the examples it provides are of the short and simple variety that often see the comma dropped in American usage as well. None of those works prescribe specifically for or against a comma following these abbreviations, leaving it to writers' own judgment.</p><p>Some specific publishers, primarily in [[News style|news journalism]], drop one or both forms of punctuation as a matter of [[Style guide|house style]]. They seem more frequently to be British than American (perhaps owing to the ''[[AP Stylebook]]'' being treated as a {{lang|la|de facto}} standard across most American newspapers, without a UK counterpart). For example, ''[[The Guardian]]'' uses "eg" and "ie" with no punctuation,<ref>{{cite web |title=abbreviations and acronyms |work=The Guardian and Observer style guide |url= https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-a |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]/[[Scott Trust]] |date=2017 |access-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> while ''[[The Economist]]'' uses "eg,"<!-- leave these commas --> and "ie," with commas and without points,<ref>{{cite news|title=Abbreviations|newspaper=[[The Economist]] Style Guide|url= http://www.economist.com/style-guide/abbreviations |date=2017 |access-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> as does ''[[The Times]]'' of London.<ref>{{cite web |title='eg,' and ', ie' |work=[[The Times]] Online Style Guide |url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/tools_and_services/specials/style_guide/article986727.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629014722/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/tools_and_services/specials/style_guide/article986727.ece |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |access-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> A 2014 revision to ''New Hart's Rules'' states that it is now "Oxford style" to not use a comma after ''e.g.'' and ''i.e.'' (which retain the points), "to avoid double punctuation".<ref>{{cite book |title=New Hart's Rules: The Oxford Style Guide |edition=2nd |chapter=4.3.8: Other uses [of the comma] |editor1-first=Anne |editor1-last=Waddingham |page=79 |date=2014 |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> This is a rationale it does not apply to anything else, and Oxford University Press has not consistently imposed this style on its publications that post-date 2014, including ''Garner's Modern English Usage''.</p><p>By way of US comparison, ''[[The New York Times]]'' uses "e.g." and "i.e.", without a rule about a following comma – like Oxford usage in actual practice.<ref>{{cite book |title=[[The New York Times]] Manual of Style|edition=5th|chapter='e.g.' and 'i.e.' |date=2015 |publisher=The New York Times Company/Three Rivers Press |editor1-first=Allan M. |editor1-last=Siegal|editor1-link=Allan M. Siegal|editor2-first=William G. |editor2-last=Connolly|editor2-link=William G. Connolly|editor3-first=Philip B. |editor3-last=Corbett |display-editors=etal}} E-book edition v3.1, {{ISBN|978-1-101-90322-3}}.</ref> ''[[The Chicago Manual of Style]]'' requires "e.g.," and "i.e.,".<ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Chicago Manual of Style]]|edition=17th |chapter=5.250: i.e; e.g. |date=2017 |publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]]}}</ref> The ''AP Stylebook'' preserves both types of punctuation for these abbreviations.<ref>{{cite book |title=Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law |edition=2009 |chapter='e.g.' and 'i.e.' |pages=95, 136 |publisher=[[Associated Press]]/Basic Books|title-link=Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law }}</ref></p><p>"British" and "American" are not accurate as stand-ins for [[Commonwealth English|Commonwealth]] and [[North American English]] more broadly; actual practice varies even among national publishers. The Australian government's ''Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers'' preserves the points in the abbreviations, but eschews the comma after them (it similarly drops the title's [[serial comma]] before "and", which most UK and many US publishers would retain).<ref>{{cite book |title=Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers |edition=5th |chapter=6.73 |page=84 |date=1996 |publisher=Australian Government Publishing Service}}</ref> ''Editing Canadian English'' by the [[Editors' Association of Canada]] uses the periods and the comma;<ref>{{Cite book |title=Editing Canadian English: The Essential Canadian Guide |edition=Revised and Updated (2nd) |chapter=4.22: Latin Abbreviations |pages=52–53 |date=2000 |publisher=McClelland & Stewart/Editors' Association of Canada}}. States no rule about the comma, but illustrates use with it in §4.23 on the same page.</ref> so does ''A Canadian Writer's Reference''.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Canadian Writer's Reference |url=https://archive.org/details/canadianwritersr0000hack_z0y1 |url-access=registration |edition=4th |first1=Diana |last1=Hacker |display-authors=etal|chapter=M4-d: Be sparing in your use of Latin abbreviations |pages=[https://archive.org/details/canadianwritersr0000hack_z0y1/page/308 308–309] |date=2008 |publisher=Bedford/St. Martin's}} This is a Canadian revision of an originally American publication.</ref> The government publication ''The Canadian Style'' uses the periods but not the comma.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Canadian Style |edition=revised and expanded 2nd |chapter=12.03: Words commonly misused or confused |pages=233–234 |date=1997 |publisher=Dundurn Press/Public Works and Government Services Canada [[Translation Bureau]]}}</ref></p><p>Style guides are generally in agreement that both abbreviations are {{em|preceded}} by a comma or used inside a parenthetical construction, and are best confined to the latter and to footnotes and tables, rather than used in running prose.</p><!-- end Efn footnote template -->}}
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|''{{visible anchor|exemplum virtutis}}''||a model of virtue
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|''{{visible anchor|exercitus sine duce corpus est sine spiritu}}''||an army without a leader is a body without a spirit||On a plaque at the former military staff building of the [[Swedish Armed Forces]]
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|''{{visible anchor|exeunt}}''||they leave||Third-person plural present active indicative of the Latin verb ''exire''; also seen in ''exeunt omnes'', "all leave"; singular: ''exit''. Typically used as a stage direction in plays which means that one or more actors should leave the stage.
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|''{{visible anchor|experientia docet}}''||experience teaches||This term has been used in [[dermatopathology]] to express that there is no substitute for experience in dealing with all the numerous variations that may occur with skin conditions.<ref name="Rapini">{{cite book|author=Rapini, Ronald P.|title=Practical dermatopathology|publisher=Elsevier Mosby|year=2005|isbn=0-323-01198-5}}</ref> The term has also been used in [[gastroenterology]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Webb-Johnson AE|title=Experientia docet|journal=Rev Gastroenterol|volume=17|issue=5|pages=337–43|date=May 1950|pmid=15424403}}</ref> It is also the motto of [[San Francisco State University]].
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|''[[experimentum crucis]]''||experiment of the cross||Or "crucial experiment". A decisive test of a scientific theory.
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|''[[experto crede]]''||trust the expert||Literally "believe one who has had experience". An author's aside to the reader.
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|''[[Expressio unius|expressio unius est exclusio alterius]]''||the expression of the one is the exclusion of the other||"Mentioning one thing may exclude another thing". A principle of legal [[statutory interpretation]]: the explicit presence of a thing implies intention to exclude others; e.g., a reference in the Poor Relief Act 1601 to "lands, houses, tithes and coal mines" was held to exclude mines other than coal mines. Sometimes expressed as ''expressum facit cessare tacitum'' (broadly, "the expression of one thing excludes the implication of something else").
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|''{{visible anchor|extra domum}}''||[placed] outside of the house||Refers to a possible result of Catholic ecclesiastical legal proceedings when the culprit is removed from being part of a group like a monastery.
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|''[[extra Ecclesiam nulla salus]]''||outside the Church [there is] no salvation||This expression comes from the ''Epistle to Jubaianus'', paragraph 21, written by Saint [[Cyprian of Carthage]], a bishop of the third century. It is often used to summarise the doctrine that the Catholic Church is absolutely necessary for salvation.
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|''{{visible anchor|extra omnes}}''||outside, all [of you]||It is issued by the [[Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff|Master of the Papal Liturgical Celebrations]] before a session of the [[papal conclave]] which will elect a new [[pope]]. When spoken, all those who are not [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinals]], or those otherwise mandated to be present at the conclave, must leave the [[Sistine Chapel]].
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|''{{visible anchor|extra territorium jus dicenti impune non paretur}}''||he who administers justice outside of his territory is disobeyed with impunity||Refers to [[extraterritorial]] jurisdiction. Often cited in [[law of the sea]] cases on the [[International waters|high seas]].
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|''{{visible anchor|extrema ratio}}''|| extreme solution || last possibility, last possible course of action
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==References==
'''Notes'''
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last=Adeleye|first=Gabriel G.|isbn=0865164223|title=World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions|editor1=Thomas J. Sienkewicz|editor2=James T. McDonough Jr.|location=Wauconda, Illinois|publisher=Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers|year=1999|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/worlddictionaryo00adel|ref=none}}
* {{cite book |isbn = 0415917751 |last=Stone |first=Jon R. |title=Latin for the Illiterati |location=London & New York |publisher=Routledge |year=1996 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/latinforillitera0000ston|ref=none}}

==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Latin-language words and phrases}}

{{Latin phrases}}

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