mens sana in corpore sano

[ mens sah-nah in kohr-poh-re sah-noh; English menz sey-nuhin kawr-puh-ree sey-noh ]

/ mɛns ˈsɑ nɑ ɪn ˈkoʊr poʊˌrɛ ˈsɑ noʊ; English mɛnz ˈseɪ nə ɪn ˈkɔr pəˌri ˈseɪ noʊ /

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Latin.

a sound mind in a sound body.

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But the novel disappeared under the clothes with amazing celerity as the voice of her sister-in-law demanded admission.
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