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| ''{{anchor|Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres}}Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres''||all Gaul is divided into three parts||the celebrated opening line of [[Julius Caesar]]'s ''[[Commentarii de Bello Gallico|Commentaries on the Gallic War]]'' 
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| ''{{anchor|gaudia certaminis}}gaudia certaminis''||the joys of battle|| according to [[Cassiodorus]], an expression used by [[Attila]] in addressing his troops prior to the 451 [[Battle of the Catalaunian Plains|Battle of Châlons]] 
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|''{{anchor|gaudeamus hodie}}gaudeamus hodie''||let us rejoice today||
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|''[[gaudeamus igitur]]''||therefore let us rejoice||First words of an academic [[anthem]] used, among other places, in ''[[The Student Prince]]''.
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|''{{anchor|gaudete in domino}}gaudete in domino''||rejoice in the Lord||Motto of [[Bishop Allen Academy]]
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|''{{anchor|gaudium in veritate}}gaudium in veritate''||joy in truth||Motto of [[Campion School, Mumbai|Campion School]]
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|''{{anchor|generalia specialibus non derogant}}generalia specialibus non derogant''||general provisions enacted in later legislation do not detract from specific provisions enacted in earlier legislation||A principle of [[statutory interpretation]]: If a matter falls under a specific provision in a statute enacted before a general provision enacted in a later statute, it is to be presumed that the legislature did not intend that the earlier specific provision be repealed, and the matter is governed by the earlier specific provision, not the more recent general one.
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|''[[genius loci]]''||[[spirit of place]]||The unique, distinctive aspects or atmosphere of a place, such as those celebrated in art, stories, folk tales, and festivals. Originally, the ''genius loci'' was literally the protective spirit of a place, a creature usually depicted as a snake.
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|''{{anchor|generatim discite cultus}}generatim discite cultus''||Learn each field of study according to its kind. (Virgil, [[Georgics]] II.)||Motto of the [[University of Bath]].
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|''{{anchor|gens una sumus}}gens una sumus''|| we are one people|| Motto of [[FIDE]]. Can be traced back to [[Claudian]]'s poem ''De consulatu Stilichonis''.
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|''{{anchor|gesta non verba}}gesta non verba''||deeds, not words||Motto of [[James Ruse Agricultural High School]].
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|''[[Gloria in excelsis Deo]]''||Glory to God in the Highest||Often translated "Glory to God on High". The title and beginning of an ancient [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[doxology]], the Greater Doxology. See also ''[[ad maiorem Dei gloriam]]''.
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|''{{anchor|Gloria invidiam vicisti}}Gloria invidiam vicisti''||By your fame you have conquered envy||[[Sallust]], ''Bellum Jugurthum'' ("''Jugurthine War''") 10:2.
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|''{{anchor|gloria filiorum patres}}gloria filiorum patres'' ||The glory of sons is their fathers ([[Book of Proverbs|Proverbs]]17:6) ||Motto of [[Eltham College]]
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|''[[Gloria Patri]]''||Glory to the Father||The beginning of the Lesser [[Doxology]].
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|''{{anchor|gloriosus et liber}}gloriosus et liber''||glorious and free||[[List of national mottos|Motto]] of [[Manitoba]]
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|''{{anchor|gradatim ferociter}}gradatim ferociter''||by degrees, ferociously||Motto of private spaceflight company [[Blue Origin]], which officially treats "Step by step, ferociously" as the English translation
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|''{{anchor|gradibus ascendimus}}gradibus ascendimus''||ascending by degrees||Motto of [[Grey College, Durham|Grey College]], [[Durham, England|Durham]]
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|''{{anchor|Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit}}Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit''||Conquered Greece in turn defeated its savage conqueror||[[Horace]] [[Epistles (Horace)|''Epistles'']] 2.1 
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|''{{anchor|Graecum est non legitur}}Graecum est; non legitur''||It is Greek (and therefore) it cannot be read.||Most commonly from [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' where Casca couldn't explain to Cassius what Cicero was saying because he was speaking Greek. The more common colloquialism would be: It's all [[Greek to me]].
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|''{{anchor|grandescunt aucta labore}}grandescunt aucta labore''||By hard work, all things increase and grow||Motto of [[McGill University]]
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|''{{anchor|gratia et scientia}}gratia et scientia''||grace and learning||Motto of [[Arundel School]]
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|''{{anchor|gratiae veritas naturae}}gratiae veritas naturae''||Truth through mercy and nature||Motto of [[Uppsala University]]
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|''{{anchor|graviora manent}}graviora manent''||heavier things remain||[[Virgil]] ''[[Aeneid]]'' 6:84; more severe things await, the worst is yet to come
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|''{{anchor|Gravis Dulcis Immutabilis}}Gravis Dulcis Immutabilis''||serious sweet immutable||Title of a poem by [[James Elroy Flecker]]<ref>[http://classicpoetryaloud.podomatic.com/entry/2009-06-15T14_34_03-07_00 Gravis Dulcis Immutabilis] at classicpoetryaloud.com</ref>
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|''{{anchor|gutta cavat lapidem}}gutta cavat lapidem [non vi sed saepe cadendo]''||a water drop hollows a stone [not by force, but by falling often]||main phrase is from [[Ovid]], ''[[Epistulae ex Ponto]]'' IV, 10, 5.;<ref>[http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/ovid/ovid.ponto4.shtml P. Ovidius Naso: ''Epistulae Ex Ponto'', Liber Quartus, X. Albinovano] at [[The Latin Library]]</ref> expanded in the Middle Ages
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'''Additional sources'''
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* {{cite book |isbn = 0865164223 |last = Adeleye |first = Gabriel G. |title = World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions |editor1 = Thomas J. Sienkewicz |editor2 = James T. McDonough, Jr. |location = Wauconda, IL |publisher = Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. |year = 1999 |url-access = registration |url = https://archive.org/details/worlddictionaryo00adel }}
* {{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 }}
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