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dulce et decorum est pro patria mori


dul·ce et de·co·rum est pro pa·tria mo·ri

foreign term
\ˌdu̇l-ˌke-et-de-ˈkȯr-u̇m-ˌest-prō-ˌpä-trē-ˌä-ˈmȯ-ˌrē\

Definition of DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI

: it is sweet and seemly to die for one's country

Origin of DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI

Latin

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