Neo-Latin

[ nee-oh-lat-n ]
/ ˌni oʊˈlæt n /

noun

New Latin.
romance1(def 9).

adjective

romance1(def 13).

Origin of Neo-Latin

First recorded in 1840–50

Example sentences from the Web for neo-latin

  • After being Tuscan and neo-Latin, the literature which expressed the nation now became Italian.

    Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature |John Addington Symonds

  • Yet the decorative prodigality of this master corresponded to the frigid and stylistic graces of the neo-Latin poets.

    Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3 |John Addington Symonds

  • It was then proposed to convene an international neo-Latin congress; but it is not surprising to hear that nothing came of it.

    International Language |Walter J. Clark

  • Neo-Latin literature dwindled away to nothing, and Palladio was followed by the violent reactionaries of the barocco mannerism.

    Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3 |John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for neo-latin

Neo-Latin
/ (ˌniːəʊˈlætɪn) /

noun

another term for New Latin

adjective

denoting or relating to New Latin
denoting or relating to language that developed from Latin; Romance