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Ave Imperatrix

English translation: Hail, Empress!


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Latin term or phrase:Ave Imperatrix
English translation:Hail, Empress!
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14:15 Oct 26, 2008
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / literature
Latin term or phrase: Ave Imperatrix
what's "Ave Imperatrix" , the term comes from Oscar Wilde's poem mean?

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macky
Local time: 13:30
Hail, Empress!
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ave
and Imperatrix is "Empress" in Latin

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-10-26 14:24:27 GMT)
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http://www.bartleby.com/143/3.html
Reading the poem, it refers to the British Empire
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Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
Local time: 02:30
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Summary of answers provided
4 +13Hail, Empress!
Fabio Descalzi
Summary of reference entries provided
Queen Victoria
Kim Metzger

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
ave imperatrix
Hail, Empress!


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ave
and Imperatrix is "Empress" in Latin

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-10-26 14:24:27 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

http://www.bartleby.com/143/3.html
Reading the poem, it refers to the British Empire

Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you for help!

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agree  Carol Gullidge
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agree  emilia_dim
18 mins

agree  kmtext
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agree  Prof. Angie G.
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Reference: Queen Victoria

Reference information:
Hail Empress, alluding to Queen Victoria's official recognition in 1877 as 'Empress of India'

http://books.google.com/books?id=a_2yBEk8MD4C&pg=PA62&lpg=PA...

Kim Metzger
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Changes made by editors
Oct 27, 2008 - Changes made by Fabio Descalzi:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Oct 26, 2008 - Changes made by Prof. Angie G.:
Language pairEnglish => Latin to English


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