Latinate

//ˈlætɪnət// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Nonstandard spelling of Latinate. alt-of, nonstandard
  2. 2
    Of or derived from Latin. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Characteristic of or pertaining to Latin. comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    derived from or imitative of Latin wordnet

Synonyms

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awkwardbombasticcrampedcumbrouselephantineforced

Example

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"He said that Esperanto was a "Japanesque Latinate language.""

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin latināt(us) (“Latin-speaking”), from Latin latīnō (“to speak Latin”). By surface analysis, Latin + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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