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ubi sunt

[ oo-bee soont ]

noun

  1. a poetic motif emphasizing the transitory nature of youth, life, and beauty, found especially in Medieval Latin poems.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ubi sunt1

1910–15; < Medieval Latin Ubi sunt ( quī ante nōs fuērunt? ) Where are (those who were before us?)

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Example Sentences

Geburi consuetudines inveniuntur multimode, et ubi sunt onerose et ubi sunt leviores aut medie.

Sed ubi sunt vestimenta eorum qui post vota nuncupata perierunt?

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