gaudeamus igitur

/ Latin (ˌɡaʊdɪˈɑːmʊs ˈɪɡɪˌtʊə, ˌɡɔːdɪˈeɪməs ˈɪdʒɪtə) /

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interjection

let us therefore rejoice

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Word Origin for gaudeamus igitur

from a medieval student song

Words nearby gaudeamus igitur

gauche, gaucherie, Gaucher's disease, gaucho, gaud, gaudeamus igitur, gaudery, Gaudí, Gaudier-Brzeska, Gaudí i Cornet, gaudy

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How to use gaudeamus igitur in a sentence

Hc igitur Noua Francia oram habet san multifariam, sinubus marinis fluminibsque exesam, an fractuosam & recurrentem.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Ab eo igitur tpore Patres nostros perhumaniter habuit, atque honorific in omnibus, mensque benign accepit.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Arma igitur expediunt, passis velis, instructa acie, directo cursu in nostrum portum inuehuntur.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Norma igitur a nobis sequenda ex interpretatione moralistarum est depromenda.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley

In it he writes omnis for omnes, and Non et ουσιαε igitur communis est for non et ουσιαν.
The Supposed Autographa of John the Scot|Edward Kennard Rand