Anglo-Latin

[ ang-gloh-lat-n ]
/ ˈæŋ gloʊˈlæt n /

noun

Medieval Latin as used in England. Abbreviation: AL, AL., A.L.

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Origin of Anglo-Latin

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby Anglo-Latin

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-French, Anglo-Gallic, Anglo-Indian, Anglo-Irish, Anglo-Latin, Anglomania, Anglo-Norman, Anglophile, Anglophilia, Anglophobe
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Example sentences from the Web for Anglo-Latin

  • Aldhelm is the first of the Anglo-Latin poets, and he was a classical scholar at a time when to be so was a great distinction.

    Anglo-Saxon Literature|John Earle

  • Anglo-Latin versions are numerous, the last having been published at Oxford in 1800.

    A History of Bohemian Literature|Count Ltzow