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Word: oviciptum (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...records two vivid and poignant modern samples of ravaged Roman: General Stilwell's World War II motto, "Illegitimati non carborundum [Don't let the bastards grind you down],' and Adlai Stevenson's classic cry of anguish, "Via oviciptum dura est [The way of the egghead is hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Hic, Haec, Hoax | 8/18/1958 | See Source »

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