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de mortuis nil nisi bonum
foreign term de mor·tu·is nil ni·si bo·num \dā-ˈmȯr-tu̇-ˌēs-ˌnēl-ˌni-sē-ˈbȯ-ˌnu̇m\
Definition of DE MORTUIS NIL NISI BONUM
: of the dead (say) nothing but goodADVERTISEMENT
Origin of DE MORTUIS NIL NISI BONUM
Latin
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