English Explanatory Dictionary

molon labe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. An expression of defiance, mostly utilized to show support of the right to keep and bear arms and the opposition of gun control in the United States; often translated as come and take it.

Word forms

molon labe

Etymology

Transliteration of Ancient Greek μολὼν λαβέ (molṑn labé, literally “come and take [it/them]”).

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