latin

US /ˈlæt̬.ɪn/
UK /ˈlæt̬.ɪn/
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latín

the language of ancient Rome and its empire, widely used in the medieval world as the language of scholarship and administration. It is the ancestor of the Romance languages.

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Many English words have their roots in Latin.
Muchas palabras en inglés tienen sus raíces en el latín.
She studied classical Latin literature.
Ella estudió literatura latina clásica.
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latino

relating to the Latin language or to the ancient Romans.

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The inscription was in Latin script.
La inscripción estaba en escritura latina.
They studied Latin grammar.
Estudiaron gramática latina.