ceterum censeo

== Latin == === Etymology === From Cato the Elder's practice of ending every speech, no matter the topic, with ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam (“furthermore, I propose that Carthage is to be destroyed”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkeː.tɛ.rũː ˈkẽː.se.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.te.rum ˈt͡ʃɛn.se.o] === Phrase === cēterum censeō "furthermore, I propose": a formulaic expression used to end a speech by reinforcing one, often unrelated, major view