quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur in English

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Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur (literally “whatever is said in Latin seems profound”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=whatever is said in Latin seems profound|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur (literally “whatever is said in Latin seems profound”), {{bor+|en|la|quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur|lit=whatever is said in Latin seems profound}} Borrowed from Latin quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur (literally “whatever is said in Latin seems profound”) Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur}} quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur

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"quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur" meaning in English

Proverb