ad patres
American
[ahd pah-tr es, ad pey-treez]
/ ɑd ˈpɑ trɛs, æd ˈpeɪ triz /
adjective
Latin.
Etymology
Origin of ad patres
Literally, “(having gone) to the fathers”
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