Vulgar Latin

See also: vulgärlatin and vulgærlatin

English

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Vulgar Latin

  1. (linguistics, historical) The Latin language as spoken by the Roman people, as opposed to Classical Latin as written in formal literature. Developed into Proto-Romance and descendant languages in the Early Middle Ages.

Coordinate terms

varieties of Latinedit

Translations

See also

varieties of Latinedit
  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Vulgar Latin
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