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ad patres

American  
[ahd pah-tres, ad pey-treez] / ɑd ˈpɑ trɛs, æd ˈpeɪ triz /

adjective

Latin.

  1. dead.

Etymology

Origin of ad patres

Literally, “(having gone) to the fathers”

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