O tempora! O mores!
[ oh tem-poh-rah oh moh-reys; English oh tem-per-uhoh mawr-eez, mohr- ]
Latin.
O times! O customs!
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British Dictionary definitions for O tempora! O mores!
O tempora! O mores!
/ Latin (əʊ ˈtɛmpɔːrɑː əʊ ˈmɔːreɪz) /
sentence substitute
oh the times! oh the customs!: an exclamation at the evil of them
Origin of O tempora! O mores!
1from Cicero's oration In Catilinam
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