LOW LATIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Low Latin mean? 

• LOW LATIN (noun)
  The noun LOW LATIN has 1 sense:

1. any dialect of Latin other than classical Latin

  Familiarity information: LOW LATIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOW LATIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any dialect of Latin other than classical Latin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Low Latin" is a kind of...):

Latin (any dialect of the language of ancient Rome)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Low Latin"):

Vulgar Latin (nonclassical Latin dialects spoken in the Roman Empire; source of Romance languages)

Medieval Latin (Latin used for liturgical purposes during the Middle Ages)