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ubi sunt
[ oo-bee soont ]
noun
- 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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