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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 /
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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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