"nullius in verba" meaning in Latin

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Proverb

Forms: nūllīus in verba [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|proverb|head=nūllīus in verba}} nūllīus in verba
  1. take nobody's word for anything (literally: "in no one's word"): the motto of the Royal Society. Wikipedia link: nullius in verba Related terms: res, non verba
    Sense id: en-nullius_in_verba-la-proverb-SbAkamMU Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin proverbs

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