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dum spiro, spero

American  
[doom-spee-roh, spey-roh, duhm-spahy-roh, speer-oh] / dʊmˈspi roʊ, ˈspeɪ roʊ, dʌmˈspaɪ roʊ, ˈspɪər oʊ /
Latin.

  1. while I breathe, I hope: a motto of South Carolina.

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