Low Latin
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noun
any form of nonclassical Latin, as Late Latin, Vulgar Latin, or Medieval Latin.
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Origin of Low Latin
First recorded in 1870–75
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Examples from the Web for low latin
In Low-Latin, its commonest meaning is a woman's head-dress.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey ChaucerThe old low-Latin term for the noonday meal was merenda, which suggests the idea of food to be earned before it was enjoyed.
Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine|William Carew HazlittThe day before yesterday, she asked me if there existed a dictionary of low-Latin!
Two banks of the Seine|Fernand Vandrem
British Dictionary definitions for low latin
Low Latin
noun
any form or dialect of Latin other than the classical, such as Vulgar or Medieval Latin
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