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Latin
latin
n. & adj. --n. 1 the Italic language of ancient Rome and its empire, originating in Latium. 2 Rom.Hist. an inhabitant of ancient Latium in Central Italy. --adj. 1 of or in Latin. 2 of the countries or peoples (e.g. France and Spain) using languages developed from Latin. 3 Rom.Hist. of or relating to ancient Latium or its inhabitants. 4 of the Roman Catholic Church. Phrases and idioms Latin America the parts of Central and S. America where Spanish or Portuguese is the main language. Latin American n. a native of Latin America. --adj. of or relating to Latin America. Latin Church the Western Church. Derivatives Latinism n. Latinist n. Etymology: ME f. OF Latin or L Latinus f. Latium
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from ~ ~us, from Latium, ancient country of Italy Date: before 12th century 1. of, relating to, or composed in ~, romance, of or relating to Latium or the ~s, of or relating to the part of the Catholic Church that until recently used a ~ rite and forms the patriarchate of the pope, of or relating to the peoples or countries using Romance languages, II. noun Date: before 12th century the Italic language of ancient Latium and of Rome and until modern times the dominant language of school, church, and state in western Europe, a member of the people of ancient Latium, a Catholic of the ~ rite, a member of one of the ~ peoples, ~ alphabet ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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