Latinism
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Latinism
From the Medieval Latin word latīnismus, dating back to 1560–70. See Latin, -ism
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Extra-vagant certainly may be construed out of bounds; we need no ghost with a mouthful of Syntax to tell us that; but Shakspeare had too much taste to adopt such an absurd Latinism.
From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 by S. C. (Stephen Cullen) Carpenter
The expression is a Latinism, the gown standing for the toga.
From Minor Poems by Milton by John Milton
In him a leaf cannot fall without a Latinism, and there is circumlocution in the crow of a cock.
From The Function of the Poet and Other Essays by James Russell Lowell
Latinism, like every new craze, became a passion, and ran through the less intelligent kinds of writing in a wild excess.
From English Literature: Modern Home University Library of Modern Knowledge by G. H. (George Herbert) Mair
Similarly we have the terms Latinism, Hellenism, Teutonism, etc.
From Practical Exercises in English by Huber Gray Buehler
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