15,000 words and phrases from more than 50 languages and their

ex animo 120
ex animo [L], from the heart; heartily; sincerely, —ex animo effluere,
to escape from the mind.
ex auctoritate mihi commissa [L], by virtue of the authority entrusted
to me.
ex bona fide [L], on one's honor.
ex capite [L], out of the head; from memory.
ex cathedra [L], from the chair; authoritatively.
Excelentísimo [Sp], Most Excellent; Honorable: abbr. Ex." 10 .
excellence [Fr], excellency.
excelsior [L], higher; ever higher: motto of New York State.
exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptis [L], an exception proves
the rule as to things not excepted.
exceptis excipiendis [L], due exceptions being made.
excerpta [L], excerpts; selections; clippings.
excitari, non hebescere [L], to be spirited, not dull (or sluggish).
ex commodo [L], conveniently.
ex concesso [L], from what has been granted (or conceded).
excudit [L], he (or she) fashioned it: abbr. exc.
ex curia [LL], out of court: law.
ex delieto [L], of (or by reason of) an actionable wrong: law.
ex desuetudine amittuntur privilegia [L], rights are lost (or forfeited)
by disuse: law.
ex dono [L], by the gift; as a present, —ex dono Dei, by the gift of
God.
exegi monumentum aere perennius [L], I have raised a monument
more enduring than bronze: Horace (prophesying the permanence
of his work).
exemplaire [Fr], copy, as of a book or engraving; specimen.
exempla sunt odiosa [L], examples are odious.
exemple [Fr], example; instance. —par exemple, for instance (abbr.
p.ex.); indeed! the idea!
exempli gratia [L], for the sake of example; for example: abbr. e.g.
exemplum [L; pi exempla], sample; copy.
exercitatio optimus est magister [L], practice is the best master.
exeunt [L], they go out (or leave the stage), —exeunt omnes, all go
out; all leave the stage.
ex facie [L], from the face; on its face; evidently: said of legal documents,
etc.
ex facto ius oritus [L], the law arises out of the fact: Blackstone.
ex fide fortis [L], strong through faith.
ex granis fit acervus [L], many grains make a heap; every little bit
helps.
ex gratia [L], of or by favor (i.e., in the absence of legal right): law.
ex hypothesi [L], by hypothesis.
exigeant [Fr; fern, exigeante], exacting; unreasonable; hard to please.