Neo-Latin

[ nee-oh-lat-n ]

Origin of Neo-Latin

1
First recorded in 1840–50

Words Nearby Neo-Latin

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How to use Neo-Latin in a sentence

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

    International Language | Walter J. Clark
  • After being Tuscan and Neo-Latin, the literature which expressed the nation now became Italian.

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

    Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3 | John Addington Symonds
  • Yet the decorative prodigality of this master corresponded to the frigid and stylistic graces of the Neo-Latin poets.

    Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3 | John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for Neo-Latin

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

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