Neo-Latin

[ nee-oh-lat-n ]

noun

1. New Latin.
2. romance ¹( def 9 ).

adjective

1. romance ¹( def 13 ).

Neo-Latin

/ ˌniːəʊˈlætɪn /

noun

1. another term for New Latin

adjective

1. denoting or relating to New Latin
2. denoting or relating to language that developed from Latin; Romance

Word History and Origins

Origin of Neo-Latin¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

It was then proposed to convene an international neo-Latin congress; but it is not surprising to hear that nothing came of it.

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After being Tuscan and neo-Latin, the literature which expressed the nation now became Italian.

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Neo-Latin literature dwindled away to nothing, and Palladio was followed by the violent reactionaries of the barocco mannerism.

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Yet the decorative prodigality of this master corresponded to the frigid and stylistic graces of the neo-Latin poets.

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