Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Of or relating to the Romance languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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adj
Of or pertaining to the Neo-Latin language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
New Latin
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Usage: uncountable
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noun
Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: New Latin
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Broader terms: Latin
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English Latin English Neo-Latin From neo- + Latin.
From neo- + Latin.
Across languages
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