Latinity

[ luh-tin-i-tee ]

noun
  1. knowledge or use of the Latin language: He bemoaned the lack of Latinity among today's scholars.

  2. Latin style or idiom.

Origin of Latinity

1
First recorded in 1610–20, Latinity is from the Latin word latīnitās Latin style. See Latin, -ity

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Latinity

/ (ləˈtɪnɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. facility in the use of Latin

  2. Latin style, esp in literature

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