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ubi sunt

[ oo-bee soont ]

noun

  1. a poetic motif emphasizing the transitory nature of youth, life, and beauty, found especially in Medieval Latin poems.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ubi sunt1

1910–15; < Medieval Latin Ubi sunt ( quī ante nōs fuērunt? ) Where are (those who were before us?)

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