"vox audita perit, litera scripta manet" meaning in Latin

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Proverb

IPA: [ˈwoːks au̯ˈdiː.ta ˈpɛ.rɪt ˈliː.tɛ.ra ˈskriːp.ta ˈma.nɛt] [Classical-Latin], [ˈvɔks äu̯ˈd̪iː.t̪ä ˈpɛː.rit̪ ˈliː.t̪e.rä ˈskrip.t̪ä ˈmäː.net̪] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: vōx audīta perit [canonical], lītera scrīpta manet [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|phrase|head=vōx audīta perit, lītera scrīpta manet}} vōx audīta perit, lītera scrīpta manet
  1. A heard voice perishes, but the written letter remains. Related terms: res audita perit, litera scripta manet (english: a thing heard perishes; the written letter remains), litera scripta manet, verbum ut inane perit (english: the written letter remains, as the empty word perishes), littera scripta manet, volat irrevocabile verbum (english: the written letter remains, the spoken word flies away, not to be recalled), vox emissa volat, litera scripta manet (english: while words spoken may fly away, the written letter remains), verba volant, scripta manent (english: the words fly away, the written letter remains)
    Sense id: en-vox_audita_perit,_litera_scripta_manet-la-proverb-r6TQqPIe Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Writing
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        "A heard voice perishes, but the written letter remains."
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        {
          "english": "a thing heard perishes; the written letter remains",
          "word": "res audita perit, litera scripta manet"
        },
        {
          "english": "the written letter remains, as the empty word perishes",
          "word": "litera scripta manet, verbum ut inane perit"
        },
        {
          "english": "the written letter remains, the spoken word flies away, not to be recalled",
          "word": "littera scripta manet, volat irrevocabile verbum"
        },
        {
          "english": "while words spoken may fly away, the written letter remains",
          "word": "vox emissa volat, litera scripta manet"
        },
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          "english": "the words fly away, the written letter remains",
          "word": "verba volant, scripta manent"
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      "ipa": "[ˈwoːks au̯ˈdiː.ta ˈpɛ.rɪt ˈliː.tɛ.ra ˈskriːp.ta ˈma.nɛt]",
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      "ipa": "[ˈvɔks äu̯ˈd̪iː.t̪ä ˈpɛː.rit̪ ˈliː.t̪e.rä ˈskrip.t̪ä ˈmäː.net̪]",
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      "word": "litera scripta manet, verbum ut inane perit"
    },
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      "english": "the written letter remains, the spoken word flies away, not to be recalled",
      "word": "littera scripta manet, volat irrevocabile verbum"
    },
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      "english": "while words spoken may fly away, the written letter remains",
      "word": "vox emissa volat, litera scripta manet"
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