Author(s): Jon R. Stone

Languages & Reference

This revised and repackaged edition includes a brand new foreword by Richard LaFleur and more than eighty new entries and abbreviations. Organized alphabetically within the categories of verba (common words and expressions), dicta (common phrases and familiar sayings), and abbreviations, this practical and helpful reference guide is a comprehensive compendium of more than 6,000 Latin words, expressions, phrases and sayings taken from the world of art, music, law, philosophy, theology, medicine and the theatre, as well as witty remarks and sage advice from ancient writers such as Virgil, Ovid, Cicero and more.