Vulgar Latin
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noun
popular Latin, as distinguished from literary or standard Latin, especially those spoken forms of Latin from which the Romance languages developed. Abbreviation: VL
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Origin of Vulgar Latin
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby Vulgar Latin
vulgarian, vulgaris, vulgarism, vulgarity, vulgarize, Vulgar Latin, Vulgate, Vulgate Bible, vulgus, vulned, vulnerability
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British Dictionary definitions for Vulgar Latin
Vulgar Latin
noun
any of the dialects of Latin spoken in the Roman Empire other than classical Latin. The Romance languages developed from them
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