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Definition of nil desperandum in English:

nil desperandum

exclamation

  • Do not despair; never despair.

Pronunciation

nil desperandum

/ˌnil ˌdespəˈränd(ə)m/ /ˌnɪl ˌdɛspəˈrɑnd(ə)m/

Origin

From Latin nil desperandum Teucro duce ‘no need to despair with Teucer as your leader’, from Horace's Odes 1.vii.27.