noun
adjective
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denoting or relating to New Latin
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denoting or relating to language that developed from Latin; Romance
Etymology
Origin of Neo-Latin
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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This Neo-Latin world the author would wish combined in one grand confederation, like the States of America.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 by Various
Many of the ingredients of the Neo-Latin dialects must be sought for in the ancient dialects of Italy and her provinces.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
The Byzantine basilica was slowly transformed into the Neo-Latin house, and thus, in this important domain also, Europe drew her inspirations from antiquity.
From The Evolution of Love by Schleussner, Ellie
With respect to Oisin I got a little help from an article on "The Neo-Latin Fay," by Henry Charles Coote, in "The Folk-Lore Record," Vol.
From Fairies and Folk of Ireland by Burleigh, Sydney Richmond
These have been grouped together by certain adversaries as "Neo-Roman"; but their partisans seem to prefer the collective term "Neo-Latin."
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
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