Etymology

gaudeamus

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Today it means: A students' merrymaking. Full definition →

Latin gaudeamus
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromgaudeamus“may we rejoice”
  2. English todaygaudeamus

Learned borrowing from Latin gaudeamus (“may we rejoice”)

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