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tempus edax rerum

[ tem-poo s e-dahks rey-roo m; English tem-puh s ee-daks reer-uh m ]
/ ˈtɛm pʊs ˈɛ dɑks ˈreɪ rʊm; English ˈtɛm pəs ˈi dæks ˈrɪər əm /

Latin.

time, devourer of all things.

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Nearby words

temptation, tempter, tempting, temptress, tempura, tempus edax rerum, tempus fugit, tempyō, temuco, ten, ten code

Definition for tempus (2 of 2)

tempus fugit

[ tem-poo s foo-git; English tem-puh s fyoo-jit ]
/ ˈtɛm pʊs ˈfu gɪt; English ˈtɛm pəs ˈfyu dʒɪt /

Latin.

time flies.
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British Dictionary definitions for tempus

tempus fugit

/ Latin (ˈtɛmpəs ˈfjuːdʒɪt, -ɡɪt) /

time flies
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