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Latin 1. the language of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire and of the educated in medieval Europe, which achieved its classical form during the 1st century bc. Having originally been the language of Latium, belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family, it later formed the basis of the Romance group 2. a member of any of those peoples whose languages are derived from Latin 3. an inhabitant of ancient Latium 4. of or relating to the Latin language, the ancient Latins, or Latium 5. characteristic of or relating to those peoples in Europe and Latin America whose languages are derived from Latin 6. of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I studied Latin because I believed that I should read the Latin authors, and I suppose I got as much of the language as most school-boys of my age, but I never read any Latin author but Cornelius Nepos. Phaedrus, a slave by birth or by subsequent misfortunes, and admitted by Augustus to the honors of a freedman, imitated many of these fables in Latin iambics about the commencement of the Christian era. " And Tom dealt "Harkness's Latin Reader" a thump, which expressed his feelings better than words. |
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