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Classical Latin
Classical Latin is the form of the Latin language used by the ancient Romans in what is usually regarded as "classical" Latin literature. Its use spanned the Golden Age of Latin literature—broadly the  1st century BC and the early 1st century AD—possibly extending to the Silver Age—broadly the 1st and  2nd centuries.
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classical Latin
Noun
1. the language of educated people in ancient Rome; "Latin is a language as dead as dead can be. It killed the ancient Romans--and now it's killing me"
(hypernym) Latin


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