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nil desperandum

[ neel -des-pe-rahn-doom; English nil -des-puh-ran-duhm ]
/ ˈnil ˌdɛs pɛˈrɑn dʊm; English ˈnɪl ˌdɛs pəˈræn dəm /

Latin.

never despair.

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British Dictionary definitions for nil desperandum

nil desperandum
/ (ˈnɪl ˌdɛspəˈrændəm) /

sentence substitute

never despair

Word Origin for nil desperandum

from Latin, literally: nothing to be despaired of
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