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any form of nonclassical Latin, as Late Latin, Vulgar Latin, or Medieval Latin.[1870-75]
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Low Latin
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Low Latin — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Low Latin — Latin Lat in, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman. [1913 Webster] 2. The language of the ancient Romans. [1913 Webster] 3. An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin. [Obs.] Ascham. [1913 Webster] 4. (Eccl.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Low Latin — n. nonclassical Latin, esp. in the medieval period … English World dictionary
Low Latin — Low′ Lat′in n. peo any form of nonclassical Latin, as Late Latin, Vulgar Latin, or Medieval Latin • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
LOW LATIN — Latin as spoken and written in the Middle Ages, being a degeneration of the classical which began as early as the time of Cicero and developed unchecked with the dismemberment of the Roman empire … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Low Latin — /loʊ ˈlætn/ (say loh latn) noun any form of non classical Latin, as Late Latin, Vulgar Latin, or Medieval Latin …
Low Latin — noun any dialect of Latin other than the classical • Hypernyms: ↑Latin • Hyponyms: ↑Vulgar Latin, ↑Medieval Latin … Useful english dictionary
Low Latin — noun a) Vulgar Latin b) Late Latin or Medieval Latin … Wiktionary
Low Latin — noun Date: 1872 postclassical Latin in its later stages … New Collegiate Dictionary
Low Latin — noun medieval and later forms of Latin … English new terms dictionary
