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'''''Meliora''''' is a [[Latin]] adjective meaning "better". It is the neuter plural ([[nominative]] or [[Accusative case|accusative]]) form of the adjective "melior, -or, -us." It is the [[motto]] of the [[University of Rochester]] at [[Rochester, New York]]. In this context it is accusative and used substantively (i.e. as a noun) to mean "better things,", "always better", "ever better," or, more fully, "for the pursuit of the better." |
'''''Meliora''''' is a [[Latin]] adjective meaning "better". It is the neuter plural ([[nominative]] or [[Accusative case|accusative]]) form of the adjective "melior, -or, -us." It is the [[motto]] of the [[University of Rochester]] at [[Rochester, New York]]. In this context it is accusative and used substantively (i.e. as a noun) to mean "better things,", "always better", "ever better," "better buddy," or, more fully, "for the pursuit of the better." |
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Revision as of 02:03, 19 December 2008
Meliora is a Latin adjective meaning "better". It is the neuter plural (nominative or accusative) form of the adjective "melior, -or, -us." It is the motto of the University of Rochester at Rochester, New York. In this context it is accusative and used substantively (i.e. as a noun) to mean "better things,", "always better", "ever better," "better buddy," or, more fully, "for the pursuit of the better."