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Latinate

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Lat·in·ate  (ltn-t)
adj.
Of, derived from, or suggestive of Latin: a Latinate word; a formal, Latinate prose style.
Latinate [ˈlætɪˌneɪt]
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) (Historical Terms) (of writing, vocabulary, etc.) imitative of or derived from Latin
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Adj.1.latinate - derived from or imitative of Latin


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