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Definition of dog Latin in English: dog Latinnoun mass nounA debased form of Latin. Example sentencesExamples - That is my rather crude translation of what has generally been referred to as the ‘dog Latin’ used in the law.
- The track had no name but was referred to in the records, in dog Latin, as ‘alta via ducen ad Richmond Ferry’ (the high way leading to Richmond Ferry).
- Homeopathic remedies often have fancy names going back to Hahnemann's time, when much of medicine was obscured by use of dog Latin.
Definition of dog Latin in US English: dog Latinnoundôɡ ˈlatn A debased form of Latin. Example sentencesExamples - The track had no name but was referred to in the records, in dog Latin, as ‘alta via ducen ad Richmond Ferry’ (the high way leading to Richmond Ferry).
- Homeopathic remedies often have fancy names going back to Hahnemann's time, when much of medicine was obscured by use of dog Latin.
- That is my rather crude translation of what has generally been referred to as the ‘dog Latin’ used in the law.
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