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THE CENTURY BOOK OF FACTS. 



year until he was fifty-six years old, when he 

 was defeated by Sophocles. Greek comedy de- 

 rived its origin from the revels of the Comus 

 (God of revelry) during the Bacchic festivals. 

 Its great master was Aristophanes, 444 B. C. 



FOREIGN WORDS AN!) PHRASES. 



A bus. Down with. 



A capite ad calcem. From heart to foot. 



A fin. To the end. 



A fortiori. With stronger reason. 



A V abandon. At random. 



A la bonne Iteure. Opportunely ; in good time. 



A la derobee.Ry stealth. 



A la mode. According to the fashion. 



A main armec. With force of arms. 

 . mensa et thoro. From bed and board. 



4. posteriori. From effect to cause ; from the latter. 



A priori. From cause to effect; from the former. 



A tempo giusto. To sing or play in true time. (Music.) 



A tempo rimo. To restore the original movement. 

 (Music.) 



A vinculomatrimonii. From the tie of marriage. 



A votre smite. To your health. 



Ab extra. From without. 



Ab initio. From the beginning. 



Ab origine.Fi-om the beginning. 



Ab ovo. From the beginning. 



Ab urbe condita. From the building of the city (Rome) ; 

 abridged A. TT. 0. 



Abit invidia. Ail offense apart ; let there be no malice. 



Absit omen. May it not prove ominous. 



Absque hoc. Without this or that. 



Ac etiam. And also. 



Actum est de republica. It is all over with the com- 

 monwealth. 



Ad absurdum. To show the absurdity. 



Ad arbitrium. At pleasure. 



Ad astrap.er aspera.to the stars through difficulties. 



Ad captandum indgus. To catch the mob or the vulgar. 



Ad eundem.To the same point or degree. 



Adfinem. To the end. 



Ad GrcBcas Calendar. An indefinite postponement. 

 (The Greeks had no calends.) 



Adhominein. To the man (that is, to the interests or 

 the passions of the man). 



Ad inflnitum. Without end. 



Ad inquirendum. For inquiry. 



Ad interim. In the meanwhile. 



Ad libitum. At pleasure. 



AdlUem. For tae action (at law). 



Ad nauseam. To a disgusting degree. 



Ad referendum. For further consideration. 



Ad rem. To the purpose. 



Ad unguem. To the jiail ; exactly ; nicely. 



Ad valorem. According to the value. 



Addendum. An addition or appendix. 



Adhuc sub judice Us eat. the affair is not yet decided. 



jEgrescit medendo. The remedy is worse than the dis- 

 ease. 



JSquam servare mentem. To preserve an equable mind. 



jEquo animo. With an equable mind. 



^Ere perennius. More lasting than brass; enduring 

 ever. 



Affaire du cceur. A love affair ; an amour. 



Afflatus . Inspiration . 



Agenda. Things to be done. 



Agitato. A broken style of performance, to awaken 

 surprise. (Music.) 



Agnus Dei. Lamb of God. 



Aide-de-camp. Assistant to a general. 



Aide-toi, et te del t'aidera. Help thyself, and Heaven 

 will help thee. 



Alcreflammam. To feed the flame. 



Alfresco. In the open air. 



Alga. A kind of seaweed. 



Alguazil. A Spanish constable. 



Alias. Otherwise ; elsewhere. 



Alibi. Elsewhere ; not present. 



Alls volat propriis. She flies with her own wings. 



Aliunde.Vroia. some other quarter or person. 



Allegretto. A movement quicker than aiuhmti-. but not 

 so quick as allegro. (Music.) 



Allemande. A kind of German dance. 



Almamater. Benign mother (apylied to a university). 



Alter ego. A second self. 



dlto octavo. An octave higher. 



Alto rp/ievo.High. relief. (Sculpture,) 



Alto ripieno. The tenor of a great chorus. 



Alto riolino. A small tenor violin. 



Amende. Compensation ; apology. 



. tin ! tin 'j,i 'i/ple. Friend of the people. 



Am iftm curue. A friend of the conrt. 



Amur /if// rln'. Love of country. 



Amour propre. Self-lore; vanity. 



Ancien regime. Former administration; ancient ordei 

 of things. 



Andante. Moderately slow movement, between Im-i/o 

 and allegro. (Music.) 



Anglico. In English. 



Anqute in herba.A. snake in the grass. 



Animis opibusque paratl. Ever ready with our lives 

 and property. 



Animo et fide. By (or with) courage and faith. 



Animo facto. Really and truly. 



Ani in us f lira ndi. Felonious intent. 



Anno Domini. In the year of our Lord. 



Anno lucis. In the year of light. 



Ainio iinmdi. In the year of the world. 



Annus mirabilis. Year of wonders. 



Ante brllum. Before the war. 



Ante lucem. Before light. 



Ante meridiem.. Before noon. 



Aperyti. A brief sketch of any subject. 



Appoggiatwra.A.'aote in a smaller character than the 

 regular notes of the piece. (Music.) 



Apropos (Fr. apropos). To the purpose. 



Aqua vita'-. Water of life; brandy. 



Arbiter elegantiarum. Master of ceremonies; an um- 

 pire in matters of taste. 



Arcana imperil. State secrets. 



Arcanum. A secret. 



Argumentum ad crumenam. An argument to the 

 purse. 



Argumentum adfidem. An appeal to faith. 



Argumentum adhominem. Anargument to the person. 



Argumentum ad ignorantiam. An argument founded 

 on an adversary's ignorance of facts. 



Argumentum cidyudicium. An appeal to the rommtm 

 sense of mankind. 



Argumentum adpopulum.An appeal to the people. 



Argumentum ad verecundiam. An argument to mod- 

 esty. 



Argumentum, bacuUnum. Club law. 



Arioso. Light, airy. 



Armiger. One bearing arms ; an esquire. 



Arpeggio. The notes of a chord played in rapid suc- 

 cession, and not simultaneously. (Iftwtc.) 



Arrii rc-pcnsee. Mental reservation. 



Ars est celare artcm. True art is to conceal art. 



Assumpsit. It is assumed or taken for granted. 



Astra castra, Numen lumen. The stars my ramp, the 

 Deity my light. 



Atspes nonfracta. But hope is not broken. 



Anfait. Well instructed; master of it. 



Atlfond. To the bottom, or main point. 



Anpifd de la lettre. Literally. 



An pis aller. At the worst. 



An rfi'oir. Farewell. 



Audi alter am partem. Hear the other side. 



Aurapopulans. The gale of popular favor. 



Anri sacra fames. The accursed thirst for gold. 



Autrc droit. Another's right. 



Aut.refois. Another time. 



Autre i-ie. Another's life_. 



Aut vincere ant mori. Victory or death. 



Auto-da-ft, Anto-de-fe. An act of faith; burning of 

 heretics. 



An.ri/iinn a/> alto. Help from on high. 



Avant-coureur. A forerunner. 



Avc, Maria. Hail, Mary. 



Badinage. Light or playful discourse. 



Bagatelle. A trifle. 



Has bleu. A bluestocking; a literary woman. 



Rasso-continuo. Thoroughbass. 



Basso-relievo, Figures in low relief. 



/tiiffux.A. long light boat. 



Hi -<ni iileal. A model of ideal .perfection. 



'llfiiu inonde. The fashionable world. 



lii-l rx/>rif.\ brilliant mind. 



Hrlfa-flfiniia. The deadly nightshade ; fair lady. 



IlrHrx-tcffrrx. Polite lite'rat ure. 



/lei/nni tnternoetHum.A.mrot extermination. 



Helium lethale.A. deadly war. 



liene placito. At pleasure. (Music.) 



Beniyno nwnine.By the favor of Providence 



