Latinity
Americannoun
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knowledge or use of the Latin language.
He bemoaned the lack of Latinity among today's scholars.
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Latin style or idiom.
noun
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facility in the use of Latin
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Latin style, esp in literature
Etymology
Origin of Latinity
First recorded in 1610–20, Latinity is from the Latin word latīnitās Latin style. See Latin, -ity
Example Sentences
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"A union between European and South American nations based on Latinity would be primarily sentimental because Latinity is primarily sentimental."
From Time Magazine Archive
The Latinity has a strong African colouring, and is crammed with obsolete words, agreeably to the taste of the time.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
The poet prided himself upon his unadulterated Latinity, and protested against the strong Hellenizing tendency that was setting in.
From Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman by Miller, Frank Justus
I trust the bit of Latinity our worthy friar gave me yester e’en is sound sense, else I’ll mope for a week.”
From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis
Most of these monastic writers composed in a debased Latinity of their own, bald and barbarous, but which had grown up with the age; their diction bears a rude sort of simplicity.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
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