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O tempora! O mores!
[ oh tem-poh-rah oh moh-reys; English oh tem-per-uhoh mawr-eez, mohr- ]
/ oʊ ˈtɛm poʊˌrɑ oʊ ˈmoʊ reɪs; English oʊ ˈtɛm pər ə oʊ ˈmɔr iz, ˈmoʊr- /
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O times! O customs!
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Otaru, OTB, OTC, -ote, Otello, O tempora! O mores!, Othello, other, other-directed, other fish to fry, other good fish in the sea
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British Dictionary definitions for O tempora! O mores!
O tempora! O mores!
/ Latin (əʊ ˈtɛmpɔːrɑː əʊ ˈmɔːreɪz) /
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oh the times! oh the customs!: an exclamation at the evil of them
Word Origin for O tempora! O mores!
from Cicero's oration In Catilinam
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