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Middle Latin

Middle Latin proper noun: a form of the Latin language used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the liturgical language of the medieval Roman Catholic Church, but also as a language of science, literature, law, and administration.

Proper noun

Middle Latin

  1. A form of the Latin language used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the liturgical language of the medieval Roman Catholic Church, but also as a language of science, literature, law, and administration.
    Synonyms:
    Medieval Latin

Synonyms of Middle Latin

Questions about Middle Latin

What does Middle Latin mean?
Middle Latin means a form of the Latin language used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the liturgical language of the medieval Roman Catholic Church, but also as a language of science, literature, law, and administration.
What part of speech is Middle Latin?
Middle Latin is a proper noun.

Words near Middle Latin in the dictionary

  1. Middle Irish
  2. Middle Japanese
  3. Middle Kingdom
  4. Middle Korean
  5. middle lamella
  6. Middle Latin
  7. middle latitude
  8. middle leg
  9. middle legs
  10. Middle Lithuania
  11. Middle Low Franconian

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