Languages for Life commonly used in academic writing
| Abbreviation | Latin | English |
| A.M. | ante meridiem | before noon |
| c. or ca | circa | about, approximately |
| cf. | confer | compare |
| c.v. | curriculum vitae | curriculum vitae |
| ead. | eadem | in the same place, author(female form of ibid.) |
| e.g. | exempli gratia | for example, for instance |
| et al. | et allii, et alia | and other people/things |
| etc. | et cetera | and so on, and other things |
| et seq. | et sequens | and the following pages |
| ib, ibid. | ibidem | in the same place, author(esp. previous reference) |
| i.e. | id est | that is to say |
| infra | below | |
| inter alia | amongst other things | |
| loc. cit. | loco citato | in the place cited/mentioned |
| N.B. | nota bene | note well/carefully |
| op. cit. | opere citato | in the work cited/mentioned before |
| P.M. | post meridiem | after noon |
| P.S. | post scriptum | after writing |
| passim | here & there, throughout, in several places | |
| pro tem. | pro tempore | for the time, temporarily |
| Q.E.D. | quod erat demonstrandum | which was to be shown |
| q.v. | quod vide | which see, elsewhere in the same book |
| sc. | scilicet | that is to say |
| sic | thus used, spelt, etc. | |
| stet | as it was originally | |
| supra | above | |
| v., vs. | versus | against |
| vide | see | |
| viz. | videlicet | namely, that is to say |
| v.v. | vice versa | the other way round |
| Latin Expression | English |
| a fortiori | with even stronger reason |
| a posteriori | from effects to causes, reasoning based on past experience |
| a priori | from causes to effects, conclusions drawn from assumptions, deductive reasoning |
| ab initio | from the beginning |
| ad hoc | improvised |
| ad infinitum | never ending |
| ad lib | at will, off the top of the head |
| bona fide | in good faith |
| caveat | a caution/warning (e.g., caveat emptor - let the buyer beware) |
| curriculum vitae | the course of one's life (plural: curricula vitae) |
| de facto | from the fact (rather than by right) |
| de jure | from the law |
| ex officio | out of one's duty or office |
| ex post facto | after the fact, retrospectively |
| in situ | in its original place |
| in toto | in its entirety |
| inter alia | among other things |
| locus classicus | standard or most authoratative source |
| ipso facto | by the fact itself |
| non sequitur | it does not follow |
| per capita | per head |
| quid pro quo | something in return |
| prima facie | at first sight, on the face of it |
| pro rata | in proportion |
| sine die | without a day, with no time fixed |
| sine qua non | without which not, essential precondition |
| status quo | things as they are |
| viva (voce) | oral examination |
Languages for Life 
Latin Phrases and Words
Used in English a quick reference to those oft
used, but not always understood Latin words and phrases. The
definitions from over fifty commonly used terms are taken from the
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary