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Quidquid latine dictum, altum videtur

English translation: Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound

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Latin term or phrase:	Quidquid latine dictum, altum videtur
English translation:	Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound
Entered by:	Fuad Yahya

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15:38 Jul 12, 2001

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Latin term or phrase: Quidquid latine dictum, altum videtur

there is not a thought in my mind of what this mean, and I dont know what language it is. Please write me even if you ddont know it

catherine

Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound

Explanation:
It is Latin for “Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.”

Fuad

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Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound

Fuad Yahya

Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum (or 'profundum') viditur

Evert DELOOF-SYS

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Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound

Explanation:
It is Latin for “Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.”

Fuad

Reference: http://mindprod.com/unmain.html

Fuad Yahya
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Arabic,

English
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Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum (or 'profundum') viditur

Explanation:
= full sentence/proverb

Anything (Whatever is) said in Latin sounds profound.

Again, many references at www.google.com

HTH

Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
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Dutch,

Flemish

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Feb 3, 2006 - Changes made by Fuad Yahya:
Level	Non-PRO => PRO
Feb 3, 2006 - Changes made by Fuad Yahya:
Field (specific)	(none) => Poetry & Literature

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