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iacta alea est

Pronunciation: [ˈjak.ta ˈaː.ɫe.a ˈɛst]

“iacta alea est” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

phrase

  1. the die is cast (the future is determined)

Etymology

Translation of an Ancient Greek phrase by Menander, ἀνερρίφθω κύβος (anerrhíphthō kúbos, “let the die be cast”), quoted in its original language by Julius Caesar.

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