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Late Latin

noun

  1. the Latin of the late Western Roman Empire and of patristic literature, from about a.d. 150 to 700. : LL, L.L.


Late Latin

noun

  1. the form of written Latin used from the 3rd to the 7th centuries ad See also Biblical Latin Medieval Latin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Late Latin1

First recorded in 1845–50
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Example Sentences

There is some difficulty in connecting the classical and the Late Latin words.

These are fifty-eight in number and extend from the earliest period down to Imperial and Late Latin.

In Late Latin there was a tendency to this spirant pronunciation which appears as early as the beginning of the 2nd century A.D.; by the 3rd century b and consonantal u are inextricably confused.

It was meant by them to show contempt, and came from the Italian word cavaliere, which means literally "a horseman," coming from the Late Latin word caballus, "a horse."

Late Latin slang for hirsuta, and always used of nasty places or nasty people; it shall not stay.

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