vox et praeterea nihil

[ wohkset prahy-te-re-ah ni-hil; English vokset pri-teer-ee-uh-nahy-hil ]

/ ˈwoʊks ɛt praɪˈtɛ rɛˌɑ ˈnɪ hɪl; English ˈvɒks ɛt prɪˈtɪər i ə ˈnaɪ hɪl /

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Latin.

a voice and nothing more.

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