tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis

[ tem-paw-rah moo-tahn-toor, nohs et moo-tah-moor in -il-lees; English tem-per-uh myoo-tan-ter, nohs et myoo-tey-mer in -il-is ]

/ ˈtɛm pɔˌrɑ muˈtɑn tʊər, noʊs ɛt muˈtɑ mʊər ɪn ˈɪl lis; English ˈtɛm pər ə myuˈtæn tər, noʊs ɛt myuˈteɪ mər ɪn ˈɪl ɪs /

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