ubi sunt
[ oo-bee soont ]
noun
a poetic motif emphasizing the transitory nature of youth, life, and beauty, found especially in Medieval Latin poems.
Origin of ubi sunt
11910–15; <Medieval Latin Ubi sunt (quī ante nōs fuērunt?) Where are (those who were before us?)
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How to use ubi sunt in a sentence
Geburi consuetudines inveniuntur multimode, et ubi sunt onerose et ubi sunt leviores aut medie.
The English Village Community | Frederic SeebohmSed ubi sunt vestimenta eorum qui post vota nuncupata perierunt?
From a Cornish Window | Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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