gaudeamus igitur

/ ˌɡɔːdɪˈeɪməs ˈɪdʒɪtə; ˌɡaʊdɪˈɑːmʊs ˈɪɡɪˌtʊə /

interjection

1. let us therefore rejoice

Word History and Origins

Origin of gaudeamus igitur¹

from a medieval student song

Example Sentences

Above the painting was the motto "Gaudeamus Igitur," resting on a gilt lyre and torch.

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It was a quodlibet from “Gaudeamus igitur,” “Vive la joie,” and “God save the king.”

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But now Feldmann was singing "Gaudeamus igitur," so the captain joined in too.

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Let us clink glasses, Dmitri, and sing as of old, Gaudeamus igitur!'

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The invention, they had decided, was of no good, and they sang their own foolish gaudeamus igitur.

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