Low Latin
noun
any form of nonclassical Latin, as Late Latin, Vulgar Latin, or Medieval Latin. LL, L.L.
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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First recorded in1870–75
Words nearby Low Latin
low-key, lowland, Lowlander, lowland gorilla, Lowlands, Low Latin, low-level, low-level language, low-level waste, lowlife, lowlight
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Example sentences 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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