LATINITY

Etymology

Noun

Latinity (countable and uncountable, plural Latinities)

(countable) The quality of a particular person's Latin speech or writing; the Latin language, as an area of study or interest.

(uncountable) Latin character

(uncountable) Latin literature considered as a whole

(countable) A Latinism

Synonyms

• Latinhood

• Latinness

Source: Wiktionary


La*tin"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. latinitas: cf. F. latinité.]

Definition: The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom. "His eleLatinity." Motley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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