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Latin

Latin

Meaning of Latin

the language of ancient Rome

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British English/ˈlætɪn/
American English/ˈlætɪn/
Russian transcription[lɐˈtɨnʲ]
Latin
Latin - латынь
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Latin with Russian translation

Latin usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Надпись была написана на латыни.

The inscription was written in Latin.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы изучали латынь в школе.

We studied Latin at school.

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What's the difference between Latin / classical Latin

🇬🇧English
Latin

латынь — the language of ancient Rome

B1Rarely

The inscription was written in Latin.

Надпись была написана на латыни.

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🇬🇧English
Latin

the language of ancient Rome

B1Very Often

Latin was widely used in ancient Rome.

Латынь широко использовалась в Древнем Риме.

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🇬🇧English
classical Latin

the standard literary form of Latin used in ancient Rome

B1Often

Students often study classical Latin before reading Roman authors.

Студенты часто изучают классическую латынь перед чтением римских авторов.

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How to pronounce Latin and what this word means

Latin translation: латынь. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce Latin

/ˈlætɪn/

Latin translation

латынь

Latin examples

The inscription was written in Latin.

Latin transcription

/ˈlætɪn/, /ˈlætɪn/

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Latin meaning: what does it mean?

the language of ancient Rome

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Latin is pronounced as /ˈlætɪn/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

Latin definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The inscription was written in Latin. Translation: Надпись была написана на латыни.

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