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Latin.

Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlæt.ɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlæt.ɪn/Canada, General-American[ˈlæt.n̩]Canada, General-American[ˈlæʔ.n̩]Canada, General-American
  1. Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.

    not-comparable
  2. Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.

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  3. Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.

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  4. Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome.

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  5. Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.

    not-comparable
  6. Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.

    not-comparable
  7. Roman Catholic; of or pertaining to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English Latyn, Latyne, Latin, from Old French latin, latyn, from Latin latīnus, from Latium (“the region around Rome”) + -īnus (adjective suffix). Displaced or merged with Old English Lǣden. Doublet of Ladin and Ladino.

name/ˈlæt.ɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlæt.ɪn/Canada, General-American[ˈlæt.n̩]Canada, General-American[ˈlæʔ.n̩]Canada, General-American
  1. The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin.

    uncountable
  2. The Latin alphabet or writing system.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The nonsense placeholder text (often based on real Latin) used in greeking.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English Latin, Latyn, from Old English Lǣden, from Vulgar Latin *ladinum (“Latin”) and Old French latin (“Latin”); all from Latin Latinus (“belonging to Latium”). Later influenced in form by the Latin word. Compare Dutch Latijn (“Latin”), German Latein (“Latin”), Swedish Latin (“Latin”).

noun/ˈlæt.ɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlæt.ɪn/Canada, General-American[ˈlæt.n̩]Canada, General-American[ˈlæʔ.n̩]Canada, General-American
  1. A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.

    historical
  2. A member of an Italic tribe that included the early inhabitants of the city of Rome, and from about 1000 BCE inhabited the region known as Old Latium.

    historical
  3. A person from one of the modern European countries (including Italy, Spain etc.) whose language is descended from Latin.

  4. A person from Latin America.

  5. A person adhering to Roman Catholic practice.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English Latin, Latyn, from Old English Lǣden, from Vulgar Latin *ladinum (“Latin”) and Old French latin (“Latin”); all from Latin Latinus (“belonging to Latium”). Later influenced in form by the Latin word. Compare Dutch Latijn (“Latin”), German Latein (“Latin”), Swedish Latin (“Latin”).

name/ˈlæt.ɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlæt.ɪn/Canada, General-American[ˈlæt.n̩]Canada, General-American[ˈlæʔ.n̩]Canada, General-American
  1. A surname from Middle English.

Where this word comes from

Metonymic occupational surname for a Latinist, a clerk or keeper of Latin records, from Middle English Latyn. Compare Latimer.

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