omnia vincit amor

[ ohm-nee-ah weeng-kit ah-mohr; English om-nee-uh-vin-sit ey-mawr ]

/ ˈoʊm niˌɑ ˈwiŋ kɪt ˈɑ moʊr; English ˈɒm ni ə ˈvɪn sɪt ˈeɪ mɔr /

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Latin.

love conquers all.

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Words nearby omnia vincit amor

Ommiad, omn. bih., omn. hor., omni-, omnia mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis, omnia vincit amor, omnibearing, omnibus, omnibus clause, omnicide, omnicompetent

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How to use omnia vincit amor in a sentence

Nobody will argue about the proper English spelling of amorous, from the Latin root amor.
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Benign respdit pater ipse Membertou neophytos se esse, verum imperarem; in mea potestate esse omnia.
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Congenita esse potest, et tunc plerumque desunt omnia organa generativa.
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Invenient insuper Johannes et assignati sui dicto Gulielmo omnia sibi necessaria, viz.
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British Dictionary definitions for omnia vincit amor

omnia vincit amor

/ Latin (ˈɒmnɪə ˈvɪnsɪt ˈæmɔː) /

love conquers all things

Word Origin for omnia vincit amor

from Virgil's Eclogues 10:69

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