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placet
[ pley-sit ]
noun
- an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
placet
/ ˈɪɛ /
noun
- a vote or expression of assent by saying the word placet
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Word History and Origins
Origin of placet1
First recorded in 1580–90
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Word History and Origins
Origin of placet1
C16: from Latin, literally: it pleases
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Example Sentences
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Those issues were also the ones that received the most contested votes as bishops voted "placet" or "non placet" — yay or nay — on each of the 167 paragraphs.
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And great placet meet wealthy potential customers, of course.
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The blast took placet about 7 p.m. local time, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
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Like Google, Facebook offers users a Latin-language setting, replete with “Mihi placet” for “like” and “Quid in animo tuo est?” for “’s on your mind?”
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“Prioressa non permittit moniales ire in villam ad visitandum amicos suos nisi Margeriam Child et Julianam Aldelesse que illuc vadunt quociens eis placet.”
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