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veni, vidi, vici

American  
[wey-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

But, by the powers, I call that an entire case of veni, vidi, vici.

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm

My hairs and oath are of one length for, with Caesar, thus write I mine own story: veni, vidi, vici.

From The Noble Spanish Soldier by Dekker, Thomas

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 Ferguson, Donald

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