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latinism — LATINÍSM, (1) latinisme, s.n. 1. Cuvânt, formă sau construcţie sintactică împrumutate (fără necesitate) din limba latină (şi neasimilate încă în limba care a făcut împrumutul). 2. Curent apărut în lingvistica şi în filologia românească din sec.… … Dicționar Român
Latinism — Lat in*ism, n. [Cf. F. latinisme.] A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to Latin; also, a mode of speech in another language, as English, formed on a Latin model. [1913 Webster] Note: The term is also sometimes used by Biblical scholars to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Latinism — [lat′ n iz΄əm] n. 1. a word, phrase, grammatical construction, or other feature originating in or peculiar to Latin 2. a Latin quality … English World dictionary
Latinism — Latin ► NOUN 1) the language of ancient Rome and its empire. 2) a person from a country whose language developed from Latin, e.g. a Latin American. ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the Latin language. 2) relating to countries using languages that… … English terms dictionary
Latinism — noun Date: circa 1570 1. a. a characteristic feature of Latin occurring in another language b. a word or phrase derived from Latin 2. Latin quality or character … New Collegiate Dictionary
Latinism — /lat n iz euhm/, n. a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin. [1560 70; < ML latinismus. See LATIN, ISM] * * * … Universalium
Latinism — noun Any word borrowed from Latin, or suggestive of Latin … Wiktionary
latinísm — s. n., (cuvinte) pl. latinísme … Romanian orthography
Latinism — Lat·in·ism || lætɪnɪzÉ™m n. idiom or mode of expression taken from or characteristic of Latin … English contemporary dictionary
latinism — n. Latin idiom … New dictionary of synonyms
