Definitions

1. verb

a Latin phrase used as a toast, roughly translating to ‘let us rejoice’

“The students raised their glasses and shouted ‘Gaudeamus igitur, et exsultemus in aeternum!’ after receiving their diplomas.”

2. noun

a Latin phrase used as a toast

“The professor wrote the Latin phrase ‘Gaudeamus’ on the blackboard for the class to copy.”