vox et praeterea nihil

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally "a voice and nothing else"

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯oːks et prae̯ˈte.re.aː ˈni.hil/, [u̯oːks̠ ɛt̪ präe̯ˈt̪ɛreäː ˈni(ɦ)ɪɫ̪]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /voks et preˈte.re.a ˈni.il/, [vɔks ɛt̪ preˈt̪ɛːreä ˈniːil]

Phrase[edit]

vōx et praetereā nihil

nonsense, claptrap; sounds without sense

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