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a mode of expression derived from or imitative of latin.
historical examples

in this latinism the preterit denotes that a thing or condition that once existed no longer exists.
modern spanish lyrics various

to compel, literally means to drive together; as a herd (a latinism and rare).
orthography elmer w. cavins

there were authors who laboriously tried to literary dangers of latinism.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 14, slice 8 various

after the tuscan mariners transformed; a latinism, meaning, after the transformation of the tuscan mariners.
minor poems by milton john milton

the expression is a latinism, the gown standing for the toga.
minor poems by milton john milton

only in africa did “latinism” fail to take root permanently.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 12, slice 5 various

this expression, however signior sylli picked it up, is a latinism: erras, tota via aberras.
the plays of philip m-ssinger philip m-ssinger

after the tuscan mariners transformed: a latinism; so, ‘since created man.
an introduction to the prose and poetical works of john milton hiram corson

latinism, like every new craze, became a p-ssion, and ran through the less intelligent kinds of writing in a wild excess.
english literature: modern g. h. mair

note the latinism “threatened his heads,” and the imperfect rhyme “brands.”
spenser’s the faerie queene, book i edmund spenser

noun
a word, idiom, or phrase borrowed from latin