New Latin
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8.5
- noun
- /nuː ˈlætɪn/
- Formal
:
latín moderno
- The professor taught his students how to use New Latin for naming various species.
Examples
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Many terms in biology are derived from New Latin, enabling precise scientific communication.
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It's a new Latin dictionary.
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The scientist translated the research paper into New Latin to make it accessible to scholars.
Synonyms
A form of Latin used for scientific names and scholarly writing
A form of Latin used since the Renaissance for scientific and academic writing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'New Latin' is compositionally transparent: the adjective 'new' signals a later/modern form applied to 'Latin', so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a more recent form of Latin used after the Renaissance. This adjective+noun pattern is common across languages (e.g., 'Modern Latin', 'Latín moderno') and follows standard English composition, making it readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
New Latin is a name from when scholars after the Middle Ages used Latin again to write new science and to make 'scientific names'. That's why the word New shows this is the 'modern' Latin used for science and technical words today.