单词 | classical latin |
释义 | classical Latinn. The Latin language of the classical period of ancient Roman literature. Cf. classical adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > postulated Italo-Celtic > Latin > literary Latin bookledenOE classical Latin?1676 classical language1752 book Latin1773 neo-Latin1899 ?1676 Sir T. Browne Let. 25 Feb. in Wks. (1852) III. 442 'Tis as remarkable for the litle sise as the good matter contained in it, and the authentick and classicall Latin. 1716 W. Hawkins Treat. Pleas Crown I. lxxi. 187 There is no Necessity that the Translation of such Words be made in proper classical Latin, so that it be intelligible. 1785 Eng. Rev. June 457 To those who wish to be entertained with very elegant classical Latin, we recommend the perusal of the original. 1840 L. Phelps Fireside Friend 106 The classical Latin of the Roman poets and orators was not, however, the language of the common people, who had a dialect of their own. 1871 H. J. Roby Gram. Lat. Lang. p. xx Any typical form not shewn to have been used in the period here taken, ought to be excluded from a Grammar of Classical Latin. 1922 H. H. Johnston Veneerings x. 180 I cannot believe, somehow, that it was ever—this classical Latin—more than an artificial literary language. 1991 Classical Q. New Ser. 41 545 The genitive plural of hiems is a grammarians' figment and never occurs in classical Latin. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1676 |
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