Anglo-Latin

[ ang-gloh-lat-n ]

/ ˈæŋ gloʊˈlæt n /

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noun

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

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON OPPOSITES OF RED BEFORE YOU TURN SCARLET

We have a challenge that will make you blush: do you know the many words and ways to describe the opposite of red?

Question 1 of 7

Which of the following colors is used to symbolize AIR?

Origin of Anglo-Latin

First recorded in 1785–95

It dates to 1740s Britain and of course was written originally in Latin (“Adeste Fideles”).
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Every monumental inscription should be in Latin; for that being a dead language, it will always live.
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