Vulgar Latin

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Vulgar Latin

The common speech of the ancient Romans, which is distinguished from standard literary Latin and is the ancestor of the Romance languages.

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Vulgar Latin

1. (Languages) any of the dialects of Latin spoken in the Roman Empire other than classical Latin. The Romance languages developed from them

2. (Historical Terms) any of the dialects of Latin spoken in the Roman Empire other than classical Latin. The Romance languages developed from them

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Vul′gar Lat′in

popular Latin, as distinguished from literary or standard Latin, esp. those spoken forms of Latin from which the Romance languages developed. Abbr.: VL

[1810–20]

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

Low Latin - any dialect of Latin other than the classical

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Vulgärlateinisch

latin vulgaire

Vulgar Latin

n → Vulgärlatein nt

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vulgar Latin

n → latino volgare

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