fons et origo

[ fawns et oh-ree-goh; English fonz et oh-rahy-goh, oh-ree- ]

/ ˈfɔns ɛt oʊˈri goʊ; English ˈfɒnz ɛt oʊˈraɪ goʊ, oʊˈri- /

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Latin.

source and origin.

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How to use fons et origo in a sentence

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Ebb and flow, checks and balances, the center would hold, et cetera.
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To an audience destabilized by seismic changes in the culture, he brings the assurance (and the threat) that Obama et al.
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Thank you, Chief Justice Roberts, et al., for opening the floodgates of political campaign donations.
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I was a dorky Indo-English kid with a South Asian afro, and he was the all-American type, on the baseball team, et cetera.
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The Vulgate translates: “Et obviabit illi quasi mater honorificata, et quasi mulier a virginitate suscipiet illum.”
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De secretis operibus artis et naturae, et de nullitate magiae, p. 533 (Brewer).
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Peu aprs nostre arrive, i'escrivy l'estat auquel nous avons retrouv ceste Eglise et Colonie naissante.
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Commenons, comme l'on dict, de chez nous, de la maison et habitation; puis nous sortirons dehors.
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Estimez un peu que c'est du reste du symbole et fondemens chrestiens.
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British Dictionary definitions for fons et origo

fons et origo

/ Latin (fɒnz ɛt ˈɒrɪɡəʊ) /

noun

the source and origin

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