Vulgar Latin

Vul·gar Latin  (vlgr)

n.

The common speech of the ancient Romans, which is distinguished from standard literary Latin and is the ancestor of the Romance languages.

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Vulgar Latin

Noun

any of the dialects of Latin spoken in the Roman Empire other than classical Latin

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Noun

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Vulgar Latin - nonclassical Latin dialects spoken in the Roman Empire; source of Romance languages Low Latin - any dialect of Latin other than the classical