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Ubi Sunt (Oo-bee Soont)
For Ubi Sunt (Oo-bee Soont) we have a term and definition in Poetry.
Ubi Sunt (Oo-bee Soont) (Poetry) 
A literary motif dealing with the transitory nature of things, like life, beauty, youth, etc.
Sidelight: The ubi sunt motif was popular in medieval poetry, such as Villon's "Des Dames du Temps Jadis"
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