Latin Phrases Bastardized in English

English inherited some Latin phrases, either verbatim or translated. However, there are also some phrases we use in our day-to-day language that are in Latin but take on new, more specific, meanings in English. This quiz focuses on this last category.

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Meaning in English-Speaking Culture	Latin Phrase Used in English
A meeting to debrief after a newspaper has been published	post mortem
A research method whereby a journalist asks passers by for their opinions and experiences	vox populi
A public statement that recognized fault	mea culpa
An object that symbolizes the passage of time and one's upcoming death	Memento mori
The period of US history before the Civil War	ante bellum
The period of US history after the Civil War	post bellum

Meaning in English-Speaking Culture	Latin Phrase Used in English
Legal services offered free of charge for people or corporations in need	pro bono
Internet accessed through cell service	data
A university degree with a grade point average above an absolute or relative threshold	summa cum laude
Not counterfeit	bona fide
The school from which one graduated	alma mater
A tune repeated in a lot of songs to foreshadow death, symbolically	dies irae