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VULGAR LATIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Vulgar Latin mean?
• VULGAR LATIN (noun)
The noun VULGAR LATIN has 1 sense:
1. nonclassical Latin dialects spoken in the Roman Empire; source of Romance languages
Familiarity information: VULGAR LATIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nonclassical Latin dialects spoken in the Roman Empire; source of Romance languages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Vulgar Latin" is a kind of...):
Low Latin (any dialect of Latin other than classical Latin)
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