| latin | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. latin | any dialect of the language of ancient Rome. |
| ~ res gestae | things done. |
| ~ hybrid, loan-blend, loanblend | a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root). |
| ~ italic language, italic | a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative. |
| ~ old latin | the oldest recorded Latin (dating back at early as the 6th century B.C.). |
| ~ classical latin | the language of educated people in ancient Rome.; "Latin is a language as dead as dead can be. It killed the ancient Romans--and now it's killing me" |
| ~ low latin | any dialect of Latin other than the classical. |
| ~ biblical latin, late latin | the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries. |
| ~ neo-latin, new latin | Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature. |
| ~ latinian language, romance language, romance | the group of languages derived from Latin. |
| ~ nihil | (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ).; "nihil habet" |
| ~ annum | (Latin) year.; "per annum" |
| ~ de novo | from the beginning. |
| ~ a.m., ante meridiem | before noon.; "let's meet at 11 A.M." |
| ~ p.m., post meridiem | between noon and midnight.; "let's meet at 8 P.M." |
| n. (person) | 2. latin | an inhabitant of ancient Latium. |
| ~ denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller | a person who inhabits a particular place. |
| n. (person) | 3. latin | a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| adj. (pertain) | 4. latin | of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language.; "Latin verb conjugations" |
| adj. (pertain) | 5. latin | relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages.; "Latin America" |
| adj. (pertain) | 6. latin, romance | relating to languages derived from Latin.; "Romance languages" |
| adj. (pertain) | 7. latin | of or relating to the ancient region of Latium.; "Latin towns" |
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