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veni, vidi, vici

American  
[way-nee wee-dee wee-kee, vee-nahy vahy-dahy vahy-sahy, ven-ee vee-dee vee-chee, -see] / ˈweɪ ni ˈwi di ˈwi ki, ˈvi naɪ ˈvaɪ daɪ ˈvaɪ saɪ, ˈvɛn i ˈvi di ˈvi tʃi, -si /
Latin.
  1. I came, I saw, I conquered.


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My server at the pizzeria where I dined, a jovial young man, had a tattoo on his arm: veni, vidi, vici.

From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2020

We call it veni vidi vici: I come, I see, I conquer.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2012

The veni, vidi, vici, is again the faithful report.

From The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock by Ferdinand Brock Tupper

Well, in the language of Alexander, or some other old worthy of ancient times, it was veni, vidi, vici with me; I came, I saw, I conquered!

From The Chums of Scranton High Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight by Donald Ferguson

Then Harry had to repeat his veni, vidi, vici after his own fashion.

From Mr. Scarborough's Family by Anthony Trollope

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