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oderint dum metuant
foreign term ode·rint dum me·tu·ant \ˈō-de-ˌrint-ˌdu̇m-me-tu̇-ˌänt\
Definition of ODERINT DUM METUANT
: let them hate, so long as they fearADVERTISEMENT
Origin of ODERINT DUM METUANT
Latin
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