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“volant”
volant (adjective), more volant, most volant
1. Relating to an animal or something engaging in flight or is capable of flying: Most birds, and even many insects, are volant creatures which have wings and move easily through the air.
2. Descriptive of a movement which is quick or nimble and is agile: Ted's volant cat was very fast while it was capturing a mouse that ran across the living room in his house.
3. Etymology: from Latin volare, "to fly".
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2. Descriptive of a movement which is quick or nimble and is agile: Ted's volant cat was very fast while it was capturing a mouse that ran across the living room in his house.
3. Etymology: from Latin volare, "to fly".
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“volant”
Scripta manent, verba volant.
When words are written, they remain; when they are spoken, they fly in the air.
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scrib-, script-, -scribe, -scription, -scriptive
(page 6)
verbo-, verb-, verbi-
(page 3)
Verba volant, scripta manent.
Spoken words fly away, written words remain.
Also translated as: "Spoken words fly through the air, but written words endure" or "Get it down on paper."
This entry is located in the following units:
Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group V
(page 1)
scrib-, script-, -scribe, -scription, -scriptive
(page 7)
verbo-, verb-, verbi-
(page 3)