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"etymology_text": "From semel (“once”) + prō (“for”) + semper (“always”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "semel prō semper",
"tags": [
"canonical"
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}
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},
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],
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"once and for all"
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"id": "en-semel_pro_semper-la-phrase-6XVHR51z",
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"once and for all",
"once and for all"
]
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"(idiomatic) once and for all"
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"ipa": "/ˈse.mel ˈproː ˈsem.per/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈs̠ɛmɛɫ̪ ˈproː ˈs̠ɛmpɛr]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈse.mel ˈpro ˈsem.per/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈsɛːmel ˈprɔː ˈsɛmper]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"word": "semel pro semper"
}
{
"etymology_text": "From semel (“once”) + prō (“for”) + semper (“always”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "semel prō semper",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
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"1": "la",
"2": "idiom",
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},
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}
],
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"once and for all"
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],
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈse.mel ˈpro ˈsem.per/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈsɛːmel ˈprɔː ˈsɛmper]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"word": "semel pro semper"
}
Download raw JSONL data for semel pro semper meaning in Latin (1.1kB)
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