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PRONUNCIATION OF NEO-LATIN

Neo-Latin  [ˌniːəʊˈlætɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEO-LATIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Neo-Latin can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NEO-LATIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Neo-Latin

New Latin

New Latin, or Neo-Latin, is the Latin language as used in original works created between c. 1500 and c. 1900. Among other uses, Latin during this period was employed in scholarly and scientific publications. Latin vocabulary words, created during this period for the purpose of expressing scientific ideas, form the basis for much modern scientific terminology, such as technical terms in zoological and botanical description and taxonomy.

Definition of Neo-Latin in the English dictionary

The definition of Neo-Latin in the dictionary is denoting or relating to New Latin. Other definition of Neo-Latin is denoting or relating to language that developed from Latin; Romance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEO-LATIN


cisplatin
sɪsˈplætɪn
Latin
ˈlætɪn
lattin
ˈlætɪn
lovastatin
ˌləʊvəˈstætɪn
matin
ˈmætɪn
mattin
ˈmætɪn
Mycostatin
ˌmaɪkəʊˈstætɪn
patin
ˈpætɪn
patine
ˈpætɪn
satin
ˈsætɪn
somatostatin
ˌsəʊmətəˈstætɪn
statin
ˈstætɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEO-LATIN

Neo-Darwinian
Neo-Darwinism
neo-fascism
neo-fascist
Neo-Lamarckian
Neo-Lamarckism
Neo-Melanesian
neo-Nazi
neo-Nazism
neo-noir
neo-orthodox
neo-orthodoxy
Neo-Platonic
Neo-Platonism
Neo-Platonist

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEO-LATIN

au gratin
Biblical Latin
chromatin
creatin
Datin
dog Latin
gelatin
gratin
heterochromatin
keratin
Late Latin
Low Latin
Medieval Latin
New Latin
nystatin
Old Latin
pancreatin
Pig Latin
Vulgar Latin
Zamyatin

Synonyms and antonyms of Neo-Latin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Neo-Latin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEO-LATIN

Find out the translation of Neo-Latin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Neo-Latin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Neo-Latin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

新拉丁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Neo - América
570 millions of speakers

English

Neo-Latin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नव लैटिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجدد اللاتينية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Нео -латинский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Neo- Latina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিও-লামার্কবাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Néo- latine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Neo-Lamarckism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Neo- Latin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ネオ·ラテン語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

네오 라틴어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neo-Lamarckism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Neo- Latin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நியோ-இலமரக்கின்கொள்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निओ-लॅरमार्किस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Neo-Lamarkçılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Neolatino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Neo - łaciński
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Нео - латинський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Neo - latină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Νέο - Λατινικής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Neo- Latin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Neo- Latin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Neo - Latin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Neo-Latin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEO-LATIN»

The term «Neo-Latin» is regularly used and occupies the 75.582 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEO-LATIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Neo-Latin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEO-LATIN»

Discover the use of Neo-Latin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Neo-Latin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Companion to neo-latin studies
Several indexes facilitate access to the varied contents of the work. The two volumes of this Companion form an indispensable and up-to-date introduction to the immense and still largely unexplored field of Neo-Latin literature.
Jozef Ijsewijn, Dirk Sacré, 1990
2
The Neo-Latin Epigram: A Learned and Witty Genre
By presenting various epigram writers, collections, and subgenres from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century, this volume offers a first step toward a better understanding of some of the features of humanist epigram literature.
Susanna de Beer, K. A. E. Enenkel, David Rijser, 2009
3
Journal of Neo-Latin Studies
Volume 49
Gilbert Tournoy, Constant Matheeussen, Dirk Sacr', 2000
4
Ut Granum Sinapis: Essays on Neo-Latin Literature in Honour ...
The articles in this volume reflect the wide interest of the Jozef Ijsewijn.
Gilbert Tournoy, Dirk Sacré, 1997
5
Syntagmatia: Essays on Neo-Latin Literature in Honour of ...
This collective volume has been dedicated to two distinguished scholars of Neo-Latin Studies on the occasion of their retirement after a long and fruitful academic career, one at the Université catholique Louvain-la-Neuve, the other at the ...
Dirk Sacré, Jan Papy, 2009
6
Jesuit Latin Poets of the 17th and 18th Centuries: An ...
This selection of sixty-two poems written by various Jesuit poets offers a unique and illuminating look at neo-Latin poetry. Includes original text, translations, notes, and vocabulary.
James J. Mertz, John P. Murphy, Jozef IJsewijn, 1989
7
Mundus emblematicus: studies in neo-Latin emblem books
The thirteen articles in this volume deal with the Neo-Latin emblem book after the birth of the genre with Andrea Alciato's "Emblematum libellus (1531).
K. A. E. Enenkel, Arnoud S. Q. Visser, 2003
8
Humanistica Lovaniensia
Proceedings of the Seventh International Congress of Neo-Latin Studies, Toronto 8 Aug. to 13 Aug. 1988, Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies (Binghamton, N.Y., SUNY, 1991). Koln J. V. Mehl (ed.), Humanismus in Koln — Humanism in ...
Gilbert Tournoy, 1992
9
Friendship and Poetry: Studies in Danish Neo-Latin Literature
In this collection of articles Professor Minna Skafte Jensen analyses a number of poems by some of the most important Danish writers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Minna Skafte Jensen, Marianne Pade, Karen Skovgaard-Petersen, 2004
10
The Judgment of Palaemon: The Contest Between Neo-Latin and ...
In Virgil's third Eclogue, Palaemon concludes the poetry competition between Menalcas and Damoetas by saying that he cannot choose between them, a judgment that is emblematic of the contest between Neo-Latin and vernacular poetry in ...
Philip Ford, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEO-LATIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Neo-Latin is used in the context of the following news items.
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The 405 New Music Dispatch: 29th June 2015
Clattering experimental neo-Latin-psych (???) sounds in 'Black Ice' by Brooklyn duo Pet Gracie. Endearing charm of gentle ukulele and ... «The 405, Jun 15»
2
Raccoon on the Loose on Nantucket
The raccoon's scientific name, Procyon lotor, is neo-Latin, meaning “before-dog washer”, with “lotor” Latin for “washer” and Procyon Latinized ... «Yesterday's Island/Today's Nantucket, Jun 15»
3
Deflating Humanism
But the varnish and stucco of some neo-Latin work, the badness which no man could incur by sheer defect of talent but only by 'endless labor to ... «First Things, Apr 15»
4
Former American Academy director and Machiavelli scholar to speak
Celenza holds two doctoral degrees, one in history (Duke University, 1995) and a one in classics and neo-Latin literature (University of ... «Penn State News, Mar 15»
5
Bright Young Librarians: Peter Sjökvist
Since I have a background as a researcher in neo-Latin, having defended my PhD thesis in Latin at the same university in 2007, I try to ... «Fine Books & Collections Magazine, Oct 14»
6
Hate new words like 'adorbs' all you want, but language is always …
“Even some dead ones change,” he added, noting that Neo-Latin is simply the addition of Greek roots to a long-dead Roman lexicon. You don't ... «Cult of Mac, Aug 14»
7
'Getting' and the constants of human nature
They're like the original part of a much-added-onto stately house, with its Norman French wing, dating back to the 11th century; its Neo-Latin ... «Christian Science Monitor, May 14»
8
UPLB scientists discover rare metal-eating plant
The name came from the neo-Latin words for nickel (niccolum) and to yield or to contain (fer). Edwino Fernando and Marilyn Quimado of the ... «Philippine Star, May 14»
9
Individual care pays off for award-winning French-language teacher
... similar structures, grammar or sounds, as in the case of French, Spanish and Italian, languages that share Romanic or Neo-Latin roots. «South China Morning Post, May 14»
10
Sic semper pedantis
A pedantic note: Pedantis in the headline is homemade neo-Latin. The word pedant arrives in English from the French pedant and the Italian ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Neo-Latin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/neo-latin>. May 2024 ».
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