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Vulgar Latin

Vulgar Latin proper noun: the Latin language as spoken by the Roman people, as opposed to Classical Latin as written in formal literature. Developed into Proto-Romance and descendant languages in the Early Middle Ages.

Proper noun

Vulgar Latin

  1. (historical) The Latin language as spoken by the Roman people, as opposed to Classical Latin as written in formal literature. Developed into Proto-Romance and descendant languages in the Early Middle Ages.

Questions about Vulgar Latin

What does Vulgar Latin mean?
Vulgar Latin means the Latin language as spoken by the Roman people, as opposed to Classical Latin as written in formal literature. Developed into Proto-Romance and descendant languages in the Early Middle Ages.
What part of speech is Vulgar Latin?
Vulgar Latin is a proper noun.

Words near Vulgar Latin in the dictionary

  1. vulg.
  2. vulgar
  3. Vulgar Era
  4. vulgar fraction
  5. vulgar fractions
  6. Vulgar Latin
  7. vulgar Marxism
  8. vulgarer
  9. vulgarest
  10. vulgarian
  11. vulgarians

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