“rerum”

The following 6 entries include the term rerum.

lacrimae rerum sunt

Latin quotation based on Virgil

sunt lacrimae rerum

Latin quotation from Virgil

: there are tears for things : there is pity for misfortune

tempus edax rerum

Latin quotation from Ovid

: time, that devours all things

index rerum

noun

: an index of topics covered (as in a book)

in rerum natura

adverb

: in the nature of things in the world of nature as distinguished from the world of human beings : in the realm of material things

universitas rerum

noun

: a totality of objects treated in one or more respects as a whole in law


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