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ad usum Delphini

English translation: for the use of the Dauphin

20:15 Jul 26, 2006
Latin to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / Literature
Latin term or phrase: ad usum Delphini
The whole sentence reads: "One of the chapters of that amusing collection of masterpieces was entitled 'Il falso innocente' ( The innocent fake) and concerned unconscious parodies - that is, versions of great works ad usum Delphini which represent a form of interpretation by summary."

I sort of get the sense of the Latin phrase but would like to know the actual meaning.
JoGunn
Local time: 09:34
English translation:for the use of the Dauphin
Explanation:
"Said of a work that has been expurgated of offensive or improper parts. The phrase originates from editions of Greek and Roman classics which Louis XIV had censored for his heir apparent, the Dauphin. Also rarely in usum Delphini ("into the use of the Dauphin")"
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Gely
Spain
Local time: 11:34
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Thank you.
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4 +3for the use of the Dauphin
Gely
5 +1"for the use of the Dauphin"
biamina (X)
3 +2for the Dauphin's use
kaydee


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
for the use of the Dauphin


Explanation:
"Said of a work that has been expurgated of offensive or improper parts. The phrase originates from editions of Greek and Roman classics which Louis XIV had censored for his heir apparent, the Dauphin. Also rarely in usum Delphini ("into the use of the Dauphin")"


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_(A%E2%80%...
Gely
Spain
Local time: 11:34
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William Short: More importantly, the books contained paraphrases of the originally texts _in Latin_: if poetry, in prose; if prose, with vocabulary that did not match that of the original. Many of the volumes were given commentaries: "for the education of the Dauphin".
11 mins
  -> ok, thank you!
agree  Joseph Brazauskas
16 hrs
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agree  Alfa Trans (X)
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
for the Dauphin's use


Explanation:
According to Jon R. Stone (Latin for the Illiterati, p. 7):

'a work expurgated to avoid offending a prince or other high official'



kaydee
Local time: 12:34
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Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
11 mins
  -> Thank you, Vicky :-)
agree  Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X): That's exactly the wider meaning of the expression: a work expurgated and/or re-written not to offend the reader
18 mins
  -> Thank you, Leonardo :-)
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"for the use of the Dauphin"


Explanation:
for the use of the Dauphin"

Said of a work that has been expurgated of offensive or improper parts. The phrase originates from editions of Greek and Roman classics which Louis XIV had censored for his heir apparent, the Dauphin. Also rarely in usum Delphini ("into the use of the Dauphin").


    Reference: http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-latin-phrases-a-e
biamina (X)
Local time: 04:34
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Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joseph Brazauskas
25 days
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