Latin
['lætɪn] or ['lætn]
Definition
(noun.) any dialect of the language of ancient Rome.
(noun.) a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin.
(noun.) an inhabitant of ancient Latium.
(adj.) of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language; 'Latin verb conjugations' .
(adj.) of or relating to the ancient region of Latium; 'Latin towns' .
(adj.) relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages; 'Latin America' .
Inputed by Brenda--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.
(a.) Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman.
(n.) The language of the ancient Romans.
(n.) An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin.
(n.) A member of the Roman Catholic Church.
(v. t.) To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Of the Latins, of ancient Rome, Roman.[2]. Classic, classical, in the manner of the Latins.
n. Language of ancient Rome, Latin language.
Editor: Rochelle
Definition
adj. pertaining to ancient Latium (esp. Rome) or its inhabitants also to all races claiming affinity with the Latins by language race or civilisation: written or spoken in Latin.—n. an inhabitant of ancient Latium: a member of a modern race ethnically or linguistically related to the ancient Romans or Italians: the language of ancient Rome—the foundation of the modern Romance tongues: a member of the Latin or Roman Catholic Church.—adj. Lā′tian.—n. Lat′iner one who knows Latin: (obs.) an interpreter.—v.t. Lat′inīse to give Latin forms to: to render into Latin.—ns. Lat′inism a Latin idiom; Lat′inist one skilled in Latin; Latin′ity the Latin tongue style or idiom.—Latin Church the Western Church as distinguished from the Greek or Oriental Church so named as having employed Latin as its official language: the Roman Catholic Church; Latin Empire that portion of the Byzantine Empire seized in 1204 by the Crusaders and overthrown by the Greeks in 1261; Latin kingdom the Christian kingdom of Jerusalem ruled by French or Latin kings and lasting from 1099 to 1187.—Classical Latin the Latin of the writers who flourished from about 75 B.C. to 200 A.D.; Dog Latin barbarous Latin; Late Latin the Latin written by authors between 200 and (circ.) 600 A.D.; Middle Medieval or Low Latin the Latin of the middle age between 600 and 1500 A.D.; New Modern Latin Latin as written between 1500 and the present time mostly used as a scientific medium; Thieves' Latin thieves' cant.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of studying this language, denotes victory and distinction in your efforts to sustain your opinion on subjects of grave interest to the public welfare.
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Examples
- He tried to look knowing over the Latin grammar when little Rawdon showed him what part of that work he was in. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I daresay there's truth in yon Latin book on your shelves; but it's gibberish and not truth to me, unless I know the meaning o' the words. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Years later he wrote to his mother: After all, the way in which we are taught Latin and Greek does not much influence the important st ructure of our minds. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Turkish elements in Russian, Latin in English, Hamitic in Keltic, & so forth; & omitting various Indian, Melanesian & other groups. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In Britain Latin was practically wiped out by the conquering Anglo-Saxons, from among whose various dialects the root stock of English presently grew. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There is nothing in Latin to compare with the early descriptions of India and Siberia that are to be found in Chinese. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Franklin's letters have been translated into most of the European languages and into Latin. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Later on his work became better known through the Latin translations of the Arabic edition annotated by Averroes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Latin tribes on the other side of the Tiber were by comparison barbaric. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Then there are Latin legends and rhymes at the bottom of each page. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The Latin priests say it was stolen away, long ago, by priests of another sect. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You needn't be so rude, it's only a 'lapse of lingy', as Mr. Davis says, retorted Amy, finishing Jo with her Latin. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Septimius Severus was a Carthaginian, and his sister was never able to master Latin. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He frequently addressed himself to our favourite Luttrell, not being so sure of any other man's Greek and Latin. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- These envoys pressed them to come on to the Great Khan, who at that time had never seen men of the Latin peoples. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Greeks and Latins lapsed very easily again into republics, and so did the Aryans in India. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- At one point upon the Tiber there was a ford, and here there was a trade between Latins and Etruscans. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This absurd tale is unknown to the Latins. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The word imports what the Latins call _nanunculus_, the Italians _homunceletino_, and the English _mannikin_. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The Latins were still a rude farming people. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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