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festina lente

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festina lente

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek σπεῦδε βραδέως.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [fɛsˈtiː.naː ˈɫɛn.teː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [fesˈt̪iː.na ˈlɛn̪.t̪e]

Proverb

festīnā lentē

make haste slowly; hasten slowly: an oxymoron equivalent to more haste, less speed

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