Late Latin

noun

: the Latin language used by writers in the third to sixth centuries

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Romansh, which sounds closer to northern-Italian dialects than to the modern language spoken in Florence or Rome, is a battered remnant of spoken Late Latin which escaped standardization mostly by being tucked away in the Alps. Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Late Latin was in 1845

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“Late Latin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Late%20Latin. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.

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