Language is the
important medium of communication. There are about many different languages
worldwide. In a language there is a particular word for conveying a definite
meaning. In spite of this, the use of foreign language in between has become a
norm. In such a way the LATIN language is used, while speaking English. Here
are the few commonly used words from Latin language:
am (ante
meridiem) = Before noon
bona fide = in good faith
contra = against
errata = an
error in printing
etc. (et cetera)
= and the rest, and so on.
Ex gratia = as a
favour or good will
Modus operandi =
plan of working
p.a. (per annum)
= each year
per cent (per
centum) = in every hundred
pm (post
meridiem) = afternoon
sine die =
indefinitely, without a day
status quo= the
same state as now
vice versa = the
position being reversed
viva voce = oral
academic exam
viz = by
substitution, namely
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