multum in parvo
AmericanEtymology
Origin of multum in parvo
Latin
Example Sentences
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It has long been a cherished desideratum in my mind to place this multum in parvo within the reach of every working man in our land.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll
On the whole, this multum in parvo, for such it pre-eminently is, is calculated to become a universal instructer in the knowledge of the earth.
From Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman by Stone, William L. (William Leete)
Such a veritable multum in parvo has never yet appeared.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
His work is a sort of multum in parvo, extremely pretty and interesting.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 401, November 28, 1829 by Various
It is a most extraordinary effort of genial scholarship and of multum in parvo erudition.
From My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel by Loughborough, Mary Ann
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