_Ad referendum._—For further consideration. _Ad rem._—To the purpose. _Ad unguem._—To the nail; exactly; nicely. _Ad valorem._—According to the value. _Addendum._—An addition or appendix. _Adhuc sub judice lis est._—The affair is not yet decided. _Ægrescit medendo._—The remedy is worse than the disease. _Æquam servare mentem._—To preserve an equable mind. _Æquo animo._—With an equable mind. _Ære perennius._—More lasting than brass; enduring ever. _Affaire du cœur._—A love affair; an amour. _Afflatus._—Inspiration. _Agenda._—Things to be done. _Agitato._—A broken style of performance, to awaken surprise. (_Music._) _Agnus Dei._—Lamb of God. _Aide-de-camp._—Assistant to a general. _Aide-toi, et le ciel t’aidera._—Help thyself, and Heaven will help thee. _Alere flammam._—To feed the flame. _Al fresco._—In the open air. _Alga._—A kind of sea-weed. _Alguazil._—A Spanish constable. _Alias._—Otherwise; elsewhere. _Alibi._—Elsewhere; not present. _Alis volat propriis._—She flies with her own wings. _Aliunde._—From some other quarter or person. _Allegretto._—A movement quicker than _andante_, but not so quick as _allegro_. (_Music._) _Allemande._—A kind of German dance. _Alma mater._—Benign mother (applied to a university.) _Alter ego._—A second self. _Alto octavo._—An octave higher. _Alto relievo._—High relief. (_Sculpture._) _Alto ripieno._—The tenor of a great chorus. _Alto violino._—A small tenor violin. _Amende._—Compensation; apology. _Ami du peuple._—Friend of the people. _Amicus curiæ._—A friend of the court. _Amor patriæ._—Love of country. _Amour propre._—Self-love; vanity. _Ancien régime._—Former administration; ancient order of things. _Andante._—Moderately slow movement, between _largo_ and _allegro_. (_Music._) _Anglicè._—In English. _Anguis in herbâ._—A snake in the grass. _Animis opibusque parati._—Ever ready with our lives and property. _Animo et fide._—By (or with) courage and faith. _Animo facto._—Really and truly. _Animus furandi._—Felonious intent. _Anno Domini._—In the year of our Lord. _Anno lucis._—In the year of light. _Anno mundi._—In the year of the world. _Annus mirabilis._—Year of wonders. _Ante bellum._—Before the war. _Ante lucem._—Before light. _Ante meridiem._—Before noon. _Aperçu._—A brief sketch of any subject. _Appogiatura._—A note in a smaller character than the regular notes of the piece. (_Music._) _Apropos_ (Fr. _à propos_.)—To the purpose. _Aqua vitæ._—Water of life; brandy. _Arbiter elegantiarum._—Master of ceremonies; an umpire in matters of taste. _Arcana imperii._—State secrets. _Arcanum._—A secret. _Argumentum ad crumenam._—An argument to the purse.