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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Words nearby tempus edax rerum

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.

Example sentences from the Web for tempus

Tempus may fugit, but Miss Eliza's disposition stands perfectly still.
The Heart of Arethusa|Francis Barton Fox
Tempus ferax, tempus edax rerum—Time the producer, time the devourer of things.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Tempus fugit is a Latin phrase frequently met with in English.
Orthography|Elmer W. Cavins
At vero hoc audiens Colcius tempus et horam in tabula describens.
Old English Libraries|Ernest Savage

Prolation, together with tempus, corresponds roughly to the concept of time signature in modern music.
Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Volume VI|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tempus

tempus fugit

/ Latin (ˈtɛmpəs ˈfjuːdʒɪt, -ɡɪt) /

time flies

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