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EX PEDE HERCULEM

\ˈɛks pˈiːd hˈɜːkjʊləm], \ˈɛks pˈiːd hˈɜːkjʊləm], \ˈɛ_k_s p_ˈiː_d h_ˈɜː_k_j_ʊ_l_ə_m]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[L.] (You can judge of) Hercules from his foot ; as Pythagoras is said to have calculated Hercules' height from the length of the Olympic foot. The saying implies that you can judge of the whole by the part.
See Ex ungue leonem.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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