Respice, Adspice, Prospice
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Respice, Adspice, Prospice is the Latin motto of the City College of New York, meaning "Look to the past, look to the present, look to the future."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Respice, Adspice, Prospice canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1708117 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Respice, Adspice, Prospice Context triple: [City College of New York, motto, Respice, Adspice, Prospice]
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Vita, Dulcedo, Spes
Vita, Dulcedo, Spes is the Latin motto of the University of Notre Dame, meaning “Life, Sweetness, Hope,” and reflecting the university’s Catholic Marian devotion.
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Lux, Veritas, Virtus
Lux, Veritas, Virtus is the Latin motto of Northeastern University, expressing its commitment to enlightenment, truth, and moral excellence.
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Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas
Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas is the Latin motto of Duke University School of Law, emphasizing diligence, strength, and speed in the study and practice of law.
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Via, Veritas, Vita
Via, Veritas, Vita is the Latin motto of the University of Glasgow, traditionally translated as "The Way, The Truth, The Life" and derived from a biblical phrase attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of John.
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Perstare et praestare
Perstare et praestare is the Latin motto of New York University, commonly translated as "To persevere and to excel."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Respice, Adspice, Prospice Target entity description: Respice, Adspice, Prospice is the Latin motto of the City College of New York, meaning "Look to the past, look to the present, look to the future."
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A.
Vita, Dulcedo, Spes
Vita, Dulcedo, Spes is the Latin motto of the University of Notre Dame, meaning “Life, Sweetness, Hope,” and reflecting the university’s Catholic Marian devotion.
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B.
Lux, Veritas, Virtus
Lux, Veritas, Virtus is the Latin motto of Northeastern University, expressing its commitment to enlightenment, truth, and moral excellence.
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C.
Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas
Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas is the Latin motto of Duke University School of Law, emphasizing diligence, strength, and speed in the study and practice of law.
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D.
Via, Veritas, Vita
Via, Veritas, Vita is the Latin motto of the University of Glasgow, traditionally translated as "The Way, The Truth, The Life" and derived from a biblical phrase attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of John.
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E.
Perstare et praestare
Perstare et praestare is the Latin motto of New York University, commonly translated as "To persevere and to excel."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin motto
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motto ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New York City
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higher education ⓘ |
| component |
Adspice
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Prospice ⓘ Respice ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| meaning | Look to the past, look to the present, look to the future ⓘ |
| mottoOf | City College of New York ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| theme |
future
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past ⓘ present ⓘ |
| usedBy | City College of New York ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Respice, Adspice, Prospice Description of subject: Respice, Adspice, Prospice is the Latin motto of the City College of New York, meaning "Look to the past, look to the present, look to the future."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.