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  • 1Latin language — Indo European language of the Italic group; ancestor of the modern Romance languages. Originally spoken by small groups of people living along the lower Tiber River, Latin spread with the growth of Roman political power, first throughout Italy… …

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  • 2Latin Literature in Early Christianity —     Latin Literature in Early Christianity     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Latin Literature in Early Christianity     The Latin language was not at first the literary and official organ of the Christian Church in the West. The Gospel was announced… …

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  • 3Latin school — was the grammar school of fourteenth to sixteenth century Europe. Emphasis was placed, as the name indicates, on learning to use Latin. The education given at Latin schools pressed mainly on grammar of the Latin language. It was presented in a… …

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  • 4Latin archaïque — Prisca Latinitas Période République romaine Extinction Ier siècle av. J.‑C. (se perpétue dans le latin classique) Langues filles latin classique Parlée dans République romaine Rég …

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  • 5Latin declension — Latin grammar Verb Conjugation Subjunctive by attraction Indirect Statement Declension Ablative Usages Dative Usages Latin is an inflected language, and as such has nouns, pronouns, and adjectives that must be declined in order to serve a… …

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  • 6Latin Literature in Christianity (Sixth To Twentieth Century) —     Latin Literature in Christianity (Sixth to Twentieth Century)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Latin Literature in Christianity (Sixth to Twentieth Century)     During the Middle Ages the so called church Latin was to a great extent the language …

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  • 7Latin liturgical rites — used within that area of the Catholic Church where the Latin language once dominated (the Latin or Roman Church) were for many centuries no less numerous than the liturgical rites of the Eastern autonomous particular Churches. Their number is now …

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  • 8Latin — Lat in, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman. [1913 Webster] 2. The language of the ancient Romans. [1913 Webster] 3. An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin. [Obs.] Ascham. [1913 Webster] 4. (Eccl.) A member… …

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  • 9Latin — ► NOUN 1) the language of ancient Rome and its empire. 2) a person from a country whose language developed from Latin, e.g. a Latin American. ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the Latin language. 2) relating to countries using languages that developed… …

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  • 10Latin (disambiguation) — Latin can refer to: * The Latin language. * Various peoples throughout history who have been called Latins. * The Roman or Latin alphabet. * Wheelock s Latin, a book that teaches the reader the Latin language. * Latin , the fourth movement of… …

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