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Late Latin

Late Latin proper noun: the form of the Latin language used between the 2nd/3rd and 6th centuries.

Proper noun

Late Latin

  1. The form of the Latin language used between the 2nd/3rd and 6th centuries.
    • As with English, Latin also has historical periods. These are broken into Early Latin (240–70BC); the Golden Age (70BC–AD14); the Silver Age (AD14–130); Late Latin (2nd–6th century); and then Medieval Latin or Low Latin (6th–15th centuries). ][ 2007, elizabeth solopova, stuart d. lee, Key Concepts in Medieval Literature, section 2 Old English, sub-section (b) Anglo-Latin Writing

Questions about Late Latin

What does Late Latin mean?
Late Latin means the form of the Latin language used between the 2nd/3rd and 6th centuries.
What part of speech is Late Latin?
Late Latin is a proper noun.

Words near Late Latin in the dictionary

  1. late in the day
  2. late in the game
  3. late innings
  4. late lamented
  5. late lamenteds
  6. Late Latin
  7. Late Middle Ages
  8. Late Middle Egyptian
  9. late model
  10. late modern
  11. Late Modern English

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