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    Latin

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    Lat·in1 /ˈlætɪn $ ˈlætn/ noun  1. [uncountable]SLL the language used in ancient Rome 拉丁语2. [countable]SAN someone from Latin America 拉丁美洲人3. [countable] someone from a southern European country whose language developed from Latin, for example Spain, Portugal, or Italy 〔南欧〕拉丁语系国家〔如西班牙、葡萄牙、意大利等〕的人
    Examples from the Corpus
    Latin• William Stearn, author of Botanical Latin.• At seventy-four, he published humorous verse in Latin.• On 11 September 1962, Pope John broadcast to the world in Latin.• To those few students of Latin who express a particular interest.• They were sure Latin would make it harder.
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    Latin2 adjective  1  SLLrelating to the Latin language 拉丁语的 a Latin inscription 拉丁语碑文2  SANSGfrom or relating to South America 拉丁美洲的 Latin music 拉丁美洲音乐3. from or relating to southern European countries whose languages developed from Latin, for example Spain, Portugal, or Italy 拉丁语系国家的
    Examples from the Corpus
    Latin• Walls are covered with grainy blow-ups of sleek-jawed Latin athletes.• He was big on Latin culture.• The Latin names of the gods are used.• One of the properties comprised five thousand dunums of land owned by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem near Nablus.• They gathered in the Latin Quarter in their thousands.    Origin Latin2 (900-1000) Latin Latinus “of Latium, Roman”, from Latium ancient country of Italy
    Lat·in1 nounLatin2 adjectiveChineseSyllable
    Corpus used ancient the in Rome language


    Latin
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    Lat‧in1 /ˈlætɪn $ ˈlætn/ noun
    1. [uncountable] the language used in ancient Rome
    2. [countable] someone from Latin America
    3. [countable] someone from a southern European country whose language developed from Latin, for example Spain, Portugal, or Italy

    II
    Latin2 adjective
     Date: 900-1000
     Language: Latin
     Origin: Latinus 'of Latium, Roman', from Latium ancient country of Italy
    1. relating to the Latin language:
        a Latin inscription
    2. from or relating to South America:
        Latin music
    3. from or relating to southern European countries whose languages developed from Latin, for example Spain, Portugal, or Italy


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    adjective
    LatinBrE /ˈlætɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlætn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the language of ancient Rome and the official language of its empire 拉丁语 [countable] a person from countries where languages that have developed from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or French, are spoken 拉丁人（来自拉丁语系国家如西班牙、葡萄牙、意大利或法国） [uncountable] music of a kind that came originally from Latin America, typically with strong dance rhythms 拉丁音乐（源自拉丁美洲，节奏感强，适于跳舞）
    LatinBrE /ˈlætɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlætn/ 🔊 adjectiveof or in the Latin language 拉丁语的；用拉丁语写成的◆Latin poetry拉丁语诗歌connected with or typical of the countries or peoples using languages developed from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or French 拉丁语系国家（或民族）的（如西班牙、葡萄牙、意大利或法国）；拉丁人的◆a Latin temperament拉丁人的气质