Meanings
proper noun
- The Latin language as used from the late 19th century to the present.
Synonyms: Living Latin, Modern Latin, Recent Latin
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Latin language as used from the late 19th century to the present.
Similar
Living LatinModern LatinRecent Latin
Translations
French latin contemporain
- latin contemporainthe Latin language as spoken and written from the 19th century to the present
German Gegenwartslatein, Gegenwartslateinisch
- Gegenwartslateinthe Latin language as spoken and written from the 19th century to the present
- Gegenwartslateinischthe Latin language as spoken and written from the 19th century to the present
Polish żywa łacina
- żywa łacinathe Latin language as spoken and written from the 19th century to the present
Portuguese latim contemporâneo
- latim contemporâneothe Latin language as spoken and written from the 19th century to the present
Spanish latín contemporáneo
- latín contemporáneothe Latin language as spoken and written from the 19th century to the present
Cite this entry
APA
Contemporary Latin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Contemporary%20Latin
MLA
“Contemporary Latin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Contemporary%20Latin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Contemporary Latin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Contemporary%20Latin.
Source: Contemporary Latin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.