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More about scilicet
The English adverb scilicet 鈥渘amely, specifically, to wit鈥� comes from Latin 蝉肠墨濒颈肠别迟, a contraction of the phrase 蝉肠墨谤别 licet 鈥渋t is permitted to know, one may be sure, of course, naturally.” The infinitive of the impersonal verb licet is 濒颈肠脓谤别 “to be allowed,” the source of licentia 鈥渇reedom, freedom to do what one wants, lack of restraint, license鈥� (as in English). The infinitive 蝉肠墨谤别 鈥渢o know鈥� was translated into Old English as (hit is t艒) witanne 鈥淭hat is to know, to wit,鈥� a gerund phrase from the verb witan 鈥渢o know,鈥� which became in Middle English it is to wite 鈥渋t is to be noted,鈥� and survives in current English as to wit. Scilicet entered English in the late 14th century.
how is scilicet used?
this universal world contains other guess sorrows than yours, Viscount,鈥�scilicet than unvarying health, unbroken leisure, and incalculable income.
Marqueray like most men kept his work and play, scilicet his political intrigues and his pursuit of Phyllida, in separate compartments.
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celestial
adjective
pertaining to the sky or visible heaven, or to the universe beyond the earth鈥檚 atmosphere.
More about celestial
Celestial has always had several meanings, beginning with Latin caelestis, 鈥渂eing in, happening in, or coming from the sky or heavens,鈥� ranging from the physical, astronomical, and navigational to the supernatural and divine, including the pagan Roman reference to emperors posthumously deified. Caelestis is an adjective derived from the noun caelum “heaven, sky,” whose etymology is unclear.聽The adjective celestial entered English in the late 14th century, the noun in the second half of the 16th.
how is celestial used?
Located deep in the disk of the Milky Way, the dense, dead celestial body聽had been slinging high-energy radiation into the cosmos聽for a week or so, as a rare class of objects called soft gamma-ray repeaters are known to do.
Of all the celestial bodies, the moon is closest to the matters of this lower world.
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salute
verb (used with object)
to express respect or praise for; honor; commend.
More about salute
Of the verb and the noun salute, the verb is earlier, appearing in the late 14th century, the noun appearing between 1400 and 1450. The Middle English verb was saluten 鈥渢o greet courteously or respectfully,鈥� from the Latin verb 蝉补濒奴迟腻谤别 鈥渢o greet, hail, salute.鈥� (In older English usage I salute you means 鈥淚 send you respectful greetings.鈥�) 厂补濒奴迟腻谤别 is a derivative of the noun 蝉补濒奴蝉 (inflectional stem 蝉补濒奴迟-) 鈥渉ealth, safety, personal safety.鈥� 厂补濒奴蝉 in its turn is derived from the adjective salvus 鈥渟afe, safe and sound鈥� (Salvus sum in colloquial Latin means 鈥淚鈥檓 all right鈥�).
how is salute used?
Arlington, Va.鈥檚 Boy Scout Troop 164 helped to salute the fallen from that famous Army unit, whose history spans from World War I to the war in Iraq.
DiMaggio attended the post-game ceremony not only to remember Gehrig, his former teammate, but to salute the game’s new Iron Horse.
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