maximus in minimis

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Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmak.si.mus in ˈmi.ni.miːs/, [ˈmäks̠ɪmʊs̠ ɪn ˈmɪnɪmiːs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmak.si.mus in ˈmi.ni.mis/, [ˈmäksimus in ˈmiːnimis]

Phrase[edit]

maximus in minimīs

The greatest in the least, meaning "the very greatest in trifling things".

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