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sub specie aeternitatis definition

sub spe·cie ae·ter·ni·ta·tis (sub spē′s̸hi ē′ ē tʉr′ni tā′tis)

from the standpoint of eternity; from a universal perspective

Etymology: L, lit., under the aspect of eternity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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