ubi sunt

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(o̅o̅′bē sŏŏnt′)


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u•bi sunt  (o̅o̅′bē sŏŏnt′),USA pronunciation 
  1. Poetry, Foreign Terms, Literaturea poetic motif emphasizing the transitory nature of youth, life, and beauty, found esp. in medieval Latin poems.
  • Medieval Latin Ubi sunt (quī ante nōs fuērunt?) Where are (those who were before us?)
  • 1910–15

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