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Multi-word Results
| Late Latin |
the Latin language between the third and sixth centuries, esp. in patristic literature. |
| Latin alphabet |
the alphabet that developed from the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman alphabets and that is the basis of the alphabets of most modern European languages, such as English and French; Roman alphabet. |
| Latin America |
collectively, those countries in the Western Hemisphere south of the United States, in which the predominant language is a Romance language, such as Spanish, Portuguese, French, or a Creole. |
| Latin American |
of or having to do with Latin America, or its people or languages. |
| Latin Church |
see "Roman Catholic Church." |
| Latin Rite |
the authorized rites of the Roman Catholic Church, esp. those that use liturgical Latin. |
| Low Latin |
any form of nonclassical Latin, such as medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin. |
| Medieval Latin |
the form of the Latin language used in the Middle Ages. |
| Middle Latin |
see "Medieval Latin." |
| Old Latin |
the Latin language up to about 75 B.C., as found in written records. |
| Vulgar Latin |
the common, spoken language of the ancient Romans, from which the Romance languages developed; popular Latin as distinct from literary Latin. |
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