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lat

1

[ laht ]

noun

, plural lats, la·ti [lah, -tee].
  1. a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.


lat

2

[ lat ]

noun

, Informal.

lât

3

[ laht ]

noun

, Architecture.
  1. (in India) a monolithic stamba.

lat.

4

abbreviation for

  1. latitude.

Lat.

5

abbreviation for

  1. Latin.

Lat.

1

abbreviation for

  1. Latin
“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


lat.

2

abbreviation for

  1. latitude
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lat1

1920–25; < Latvian lats, equivalent to Lat ( vija ) Latvia + -s nominative singular noun ending

Origin of lat2

By shortening

Origin of lat3

First recorded in 1790–1800, lât is from the Hindi word lāṭ, lāṭh
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Example Sentences

On the “Above the Law ” blog David Lat called it the “Best Amicus Brief Ever.”

Dozens of midpriced items were embedded with similarly aggressive markups, like $283.00 for a “CHEST, PA AND LAT 71020.”

The idea of Thomas running for president was floated two years ago by two legal bloggers, David Lat and Kashmir Hill.

I saw three kinds of sea-tangle, but could only obtain a specimen of one, resembling that which I had seen in 44° South lat.

I read Wys for want of a better word; it answers to one sense of Lat.

I hold it to be the exact literal translation into French of the Lat.

By paces we must understand degrees; for the F. word pas evidently represents the Lat.

Formel, perhaps 'regular' or 'suitable' companion; as F. formel answers to Lat.

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