ad kalendas Graecas
[ ahd kah-len-dahs grahy-kahs; English ad kuh-len-duhs gree-kuhs ]
adverbLatin.
at no time; never: from the fact that the Greeks did not reckon dates by calends.
Origin of ad kalendas Graecas
1Literally, “at the Greek calends”
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How to use ad kalendas Graecas in a sentence
Et Graecas litteras despiciebat, quod doctoribus suis parum ad virtutem profuissent.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'HomondNeque litteras Graecas didici; parum placebat eas discere, quippe quae ad virtutem doctoribus nihil profuerunt.
De Bello Catilinario et Jugurthino | Caius Sallustii Crispi (Sallustius)
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