New Latin

noun

1. the Latin that became current, notably in scientific literature, after the Renaissance, c1500. : NL, NL., N.L.

New Latin

noun

1. the form of Latin used since the Renaissance, esp for scientific nomenclature Also calledNeo-Latin

Example Sentences

It was borrowed from the New Latin “vaccina,” which goes back to Latin’s feminine “vaccinus,” meaning “of or from a cow.”

From Washington Times

It was borrowed from the New Latin "vaccina," which goes back to Latin's feminine "vaccinus," meaning "of or from a cow."

From Fox News

It is derived from New Latin, meaning that it was not current in ancient Rome; its first recorded use was in 1539, in the Middle Ages, when Latin was the lingua franca of scientific writing.

From The New Yorker

Mr. Birri, who has been called the founder of the New Latin American Cinema, was influenced by Italian neorealism and British social documentaries, and made hybrid, politically charged movies that employed nonactors in actual circumstances.

From New York Times

This essay, “Montevideo, Mate in the Cathedral,” is excerpted from “How to Travel without Seeing: Dispatches from the New Latin America” by Andrés Neuman, translated by Jeffrey Lawrence, coming from Restless Books in August.

From Los Angeles Times