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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur en · X

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur (literally “whatever is said in Latin seems profound”).

Meanings

  1. (humorous, ironic) Used to mockingly describe people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated".