Latinate

[ lat-n-eyt ]

adjective

of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.

Origin of Latinate

First recorded in 1900–05; Latin + -ate¹

Words Nearby Latinate

Latina
Latin alphabet
Latin America
Latin American
Latin American Spanish
Latinate
Latin Church
Latin cross
latine
Latinian
Latinic

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How to use Latinate in a sentence

He is known to be difficult, because of his love of the Latinate, and his non-linear, digressive, even symphonic, narrative style.
Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life | Chimamanda Adichie | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Latinate

Latinate

/ (ˈlætɪˌneɪt) /

adjective

(of writing, vocabulary, etc) imitative of or derived from Latin

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