Gallo-Romance
[ gal-oh-roh-mans ]
noun
the vernacular language, a development from Latin, spoken in France from about a.d. 600 to 900. Abbreviation: Gallo-Rom.
Origin of Gallo-Romance
1First recorded in 1890–95; Gallo- + romance1 (def. 9)
Words Nearby Gallo-Romance
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
British Dictionary definitions for Gallo-Romance
Gallo-Romance
noun
the vernacular language or group of dialects, of which few records survive, spoken in France between about 600 ad and 900 ad; the intermediate stage between Vulgar Latin and Old French
adjective
denoting or relating to this language or the period during which it was spoken
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
Browse