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This page lists direct English translations of Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of ancient Rome.

This list covers the letter G. See List of Latin phrases for the main list.

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Latin	Translation	Notes
gaudeamus hodie	let us rejoice today
gaudeamus igitur	therefore let us rejoice	First words of a famous academic anthem used, among other places, in The Student Prince.
gaudium in veritate	joy in truth
generalia specialibus non derogant	universal things do not detract from specific things	A principle of legal statutory interpretation: If a matter falls under a specific provision and a general provision, it shall be governed by the specific provision.
genius loci	spirit of place	The unique, distinctive aspects or atmosphere of a place, such as those celebrated in art, stories, folk tales, and festivals. Originally, the genius loci was literally the protective spirit of a place, a creature usually depicted as a snake.
gesta non verba	deeds, not words	Motto of James Ruse Agricultural High School.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo	Glory to God in the Highest	Often translated "Glory to God on High". The title and beginning of an ancient Roman Catholic doxology, the Greater Doxology. See also ad maiorem Dei gloriam.
Gloria Patri	Glory to the Father	The beginning of the Lesser Doxology.
Gloria filiorum patres	The glory of sons is their fathers ( Proverbs17:6)	Motto of Eltham College.
gloriosus et liber	glorious and free	Motto of Manitoba
gradibus ascendimus	ascending by degrees	Motto of Grey College, Durham
gradatim ferociter	by degrees, ferociously	Motto of private spaceflight company Blue Origin
Grandescunt Aucta Labore	By hard work, all things increase and grow	Motto of McGill University
gratiae veritas naturae	truth through God's mercy and nature	Motto of Uppsala University
graviora manent	heavier things remain	more severe things await, the worst is yet to come
Gravis Dulcis Immutabilis	serious sweet immutable	Title of a poem by James Elroy Flecker ^[1]
gutta cavat lapidem [non vi sed saepe cadendo]	a water drop hollows a stone [not by force, but by falling often]	main phrase is from Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto IV, 10, 5.^[2]; expanded in the Middle Ages

[edit] Notes

^ Gravis Dulcis Immutabilis at classicpoetryaloud.com
^ P. Ovidius Naso: Epistulae Ex Ponto, Liber Quartus, X. Albinovano at The Latin Library

[edit] References

This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
Adeleye, Gabriel G. (1999). World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions. Ed. Thomas J. Sienkewicz and James T. McDonough, Jr. Wauconda, IL: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0865164223.
Hardon, John, Fr. Modern Catholic Dictionary.
Stone, Jon R. (1996). Latin for the Illiterati. London & New York: Routledge. ISBN 0415917751.

[0] Gravis Dulcis Immutabilis at classicpoetryaloud.com

[1] P. Ovidius Naso: Epistulae Ex Ponto, Liber Quartus, X. Albinovano at The Latin Library

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