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dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
[ dool-ke et de-koh-room est proh pah-tree-ah moh-ree; English duhl-see et di-kawr-uhm est proh pey-tree-uh-mawr-ahy, mohr-ahy, -kohr-uhm ]
/ ˈdʊl kɛ ɛt dɛˈkoʊ rum ɛst proʊ ˈpɑ triˌɑ ˈmoʊ ri; English ˈdʌl si ɛt dɪˈkɔr əm ɛst proʊ ˈpeɪ tri ə ˈmɔr aɪ, ˈmoʊr aɪ, -ˈkoʊr əm /
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Latin.
sweet and fitting it is to die for one's country.
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