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LATINISM

Definition: LATINISM

LATINISM

Noun

1. A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to Latin; also, a mode of speech in another language, as English, formed on a Latin model.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Latinism \Lat"in*ism\, noun. [Compare to the French expression latinisme.]. (Websters 1913)

 

Crosswords: LATINISM

Non-English Usage: "LATINISM" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Romanian (latinism).

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Commercial Usage: LATINISM

DomainTitle

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: LATINISM

"LATINISM" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "LATINISM" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%2245,945

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: LATINISM

Language Translations for "LATINISM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

latinismus. (various references)

   

Italian

  

latinismo. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

atinismlay

   

Romanian

  

latinism. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

latince deyim. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: LATINISM

Misspellings

"LATINISM" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Latines, Latinize, Lavinium, Lentinis, Pattenism. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "LATINISM"

Words rhyming with "LATINISM" (pronounced 'Lat"in*ism'): Abolitionism, Absenteeism, Absinthism, Absolutism, Academicism, Academism, Accidentalism, Achromatism, Acosmism, Acrobatism, Acrotism, Actinism, Adiaphorism, AEstheticism, Africanism, Agnosticism, Agonism, Agrarianism, Agriculturism, Albinism, Albinoism, Alcoholism, Alienism, Allodialism, Allomerism, Allomorphism, Allotheism, Alphabetism, Altruism, Amateurism, Americanism, Amorphism, Anabaptism, Anachorism, Anachronism, Anacrotism, Anagrammatism, Analogism, Anamorphism, Anarchism, Anathematism, Anatocism, Anatomism, Anchoretism, Andabatism, Aneurism, Anglicanism, Anglicism, Anglo-Catholicism, Anglo-Saxonism, Anilinism, Animalism, Animism, Anomalism, Antagonism, Antarchism, Anthorism, Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphitism, Anthropophuism, Antichronism, Anticivism, Anti-imperialism, Antinomianism, Antiquarianism, Anti-Semitism, Antitheism, Apheliotropism, Aphetism, Aphorism, Aplanatism, Apogeotropism, Apophlegmatism, Apriorism, Arabism, Aramaism, Archaism, Arianism, Aristocratism, Aristotelianism, Arminianism, Arsenicism, Asceticism, Asiaticism, Associationism, Astaticism, Asteism, Asterism, astigmatism, Asystolism, Atavism, Atheism, Athleticism, Athletism, Atomicism, Atomism, Atropism, Atticism, Attorneyism, Authorism, Autochthonism, Autoecism, Autohypnotism, Automatism, Automobilism, Automorphism, Autotheism, Autotropism, Averroism, Baalism, Babyism, Bacchanalianism, Bachelorism, Bahaism, Bantingism, BAPTISM, Barbarism, Bardism, Bastardism, Bathmism, Baunscheidtism, Beggarism, Benthamism, Biblicism, Bibliophilism, Bibliopolism, Bicyclism, Bilingualism, Biliteralism, Bimastism, Bimetallism, Biomagnetism, Biprism, Bitheism, Blackguardism, Bletonism, Blockheadism, Bluestockingism, Bohemianism, Bonapartism, Boodhism, Bossism, Boswellism, Boulangism, Bourbonism, Boycottism, Boyism, Braggardism, Brahmoism, Branchiomerism, Brigandism, Briticism, Bromism, Bromoiodism, Brutalism, Brutism, Buddhism, Buffoonism, Burkism, Cabalism, Caesarism, Cahenslyism, Calvinism, Cannibalism, Carbonarism, Carnalism, Cartesianism, Casualism, Catadicrotism, Catasterism, Catastrophism, Catechism, Catholicism, Cauterism, Cavalierism, Celticism, Cenobitism, Centonism, Centralism, Cephalism, Cerebralism, Ceremonialism, Cesarism, Chaldaism, Characterism, Charism, Charlatanism, Chartism, Chattelism, Chauvinism, Chemism, Chloralism, Chrism, Christianism, Chromatism, Chromism, Churchism, Ciceronianism, Cicisbeism, Cinchonism, Citicism, Civicism, Civism, Classicalism, Classicism, Clericalism, Cliquism, Cocainism, Cockneyism, Collectivism, Colloquialism, Colonialism, Commatism, Commensalism, Commercialism, Communalism, Communism, Compatriotism, Comtism, Conceptualism, Concettism, Confessionalism, Confucianism, Congregationalism, Congruism, Conservatism, Constitutionalism, Consubstantialism, Contrabandism, Conventionalism, Conversationism, Convictism, Corporealism, Cosmopolitanism, Cosmopolitism, Cosmotheism, creationism, Creticism, Cretinism, Cretism, Criticism, Cubism, Cullyism, Curialism, Cynicism, Cyphonism, Daltonism, Dandyism, Darwinianism, Darwinism, Dashism, Deaf-mutism, Decimalism, Deism, Demagogism, Democratism, Demoniacism, Demonianism, Demonism, Denominationalism, Dentalism, Despotism, Determinism, Devilism, Diabolism, Diageotropism, Diaheliotropism, Dialogism, Diamagnetism, Diathermanism, Dichroism, Dichromatism, Dicrotism, Didacticism, Diglottism, Dilettanteism, Dilettantism, Dimorphism, Dioecism, Diorism, Diplomatism, Dissenterism, Ditheism, Docetism, Doctrinarianism, Dogmatism, Donatism, Donnism, Doricism, Dorism, Doughfaceism, Dowagerism, Druidism, Dualism, Dynamism, Dynamitism, Ebionitism, Ecclesiasticism, Eclecticism, Ectorganism, Egoism, Egomism, Egotheism, Egotism, Eleaticism, Electicism, Electro-magnetism, Electro-vitalism, Elementalism, Embolism, Emotionalism, Empiricism, Encyclopedism, Englishism, Entorganism, Epicureanism, Epicurism, Epilogism, Epipolism, Episcopalianism, Episyllogism, Equestrianism, Erastianism, Eremitism, Erethism, Eroticism, Erythrism, Erythrochroism, Esotericism, Essenism, Etacism, Etherealism, Ethnicism, Euhemerism, Eunuchism, Euphemism, Euphonism, Euphuism, Eutychianism, Evangelicalism, Evangelicism, Evangelism, Evolutionism, Exclusionism, Exclusivism, Exorcism, Exoticism, Experientialism, Externalism, Falsism, Familism, Fanaticism, Fanatism, Fantasticism, Fatalism, Favoritism, Federalism, Fenianism, feudalism, Filibusterism, Fissiparism, Flunlyism, Fogyism, Foreignism, formalism, Fossilism, Fourierism, Frenchism, Frivolism, futurism, Galenism, Gallicanism, Gallicism, Galvanotropism, Gamomorphism, Gargarism, Genevanism, Gentilism, Geomalism, Geophagism, Geotropism, Germanism, Geusdism, Gipsyism, Gladiatorism, Gnosticism, Gongorism, Gonochorism, Gormandism, Gothicism, Grammarianism, Grammaticism, Grangerism, Grecism, Grundyism, Gutturalism, Gynandromorphism, Gypsyism, heathenism, Hebraism. (additional references)

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Anagrams: LATINISM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-i-i-l-m-n-s-t"

-1 letter: animist, intimal, intimas, mislain, santimi.

-2 letters: animis, instal, instil, intima, isatin, limans, limina, limits, mantis, matins, mislit, saimin, simian, simlin, smalti.

-3 letters: alist, amins, anils, animi, antis, intis, liman, limas, limit, limns, lints, litai, litas, mails, mains, maist, malts, matin, milia, milts, minas, minis, mints, mitis, nails, saint, salmi, satin, slain, slant, smalt, snail, stain, tails, tains, tamis.

-4 letters: ails, aims, ains, aits, alit, alms, alts, amin, amis, anil, anis, anti, ants, ilia, inia, inti, lain, lams, last, lati, lats, lima, limn, lins, lint, list, lits, mail, main, malt, mans, mast, mats, mils, milt, mina, mini, mint, mist, nail, nils, nims, nisi, nits, sail, sain, salt, sati, sial, silt, sima, slam, slat, slim, slit, smit, snit, tail, tain, tali, tams, tans, tils, tins.

-5 letters: ail, aim, ain, ais, ait, als, alt, ami, ani, ant, ins, ism, its, lam, las, lat, lin, lis, lit, man, mas, mat, mil, mis, nam, nil, nim, nit, sal, sat, sim, sin, sit, tam, tan, tas, til, tin, tis.

 Words containing the letters "a-i-i-l-m-n-s-t"
 

+1 letter: laminitis, militants, palmitins.

 

+2 letters: eliminates, initialism, melanistic, metalising, militances, minimalist, nominalist, simulating, simulation, talismanic, trinomials.

 

+3 letters: animalistic, animalities, antielitism, antimissile, antimonials, antimusical, antirealism, dismantling, eliminators, habiliments, illuminants, illuminates, immolations, inestimable, inestimably, infantilism, initialisms, laminations, laminitises, limitations, malignities, malposition, mandolinist, masculinist, masculinity, mediastinal, mentalistic, mentalities, militancies, minimalists, ministerial, misaltering, mislocating, mislocation, misplanting, misrelating, multigrains, mutilations, nationalism, nominalists, normalities, orientalism, rationalism, sillimanite, simulations, slimnastics, solmization, stimulating, stimulation, sublimating, sublimation, testimonial, trigeminals, vigilantism.

 

+4 letters: abolitionism, acclimations, almightiness, ambitionless, antiblackism, anticlimaxes, antielitisms, antimissiles, antirealisms, assimilating, assimilation, collimations, compilations, culminations, dilettantism, disclamation, eliminations, emotionalism, emotionalist, essentialism, factionalism, fulminations, humiliations, illuminators, implications, infantilisms, inflationism, isolationism, lacrimations, maledictions, malpositions, mandolinists, masculinists, meliorations, mercantilism, mercantilist, militantness, militarising, mineralogist, misalignment, miscellanist, mislocations, multinomials, multitasking, nationalisms, nominalistic, nonmilitants, orientalisms, palindromist, rationalisms, salvationism, sectionalism, semifinalist, sillimanites, simulcasting, simultaneity, solmizations, stimulations, streamlining, sublimations, testimonials, trampolinist, unmoralities, vigilantisms.

 

+5 letters: abnormalities, abolitionisms, acclimatising, administrable, alimentations, ameliorations, amenabilities, anthelmintics, antiblackisms, antiformalist, antimalarials, antiritualism, antismuggling, assimilations, blacksmithing, calumniations, ceremonialist, columniations, commonalities, communalities, complications, compositional, credentialism, criminalities, delaminations, delimitations, dilettantisms, disclamations, dissimilating, dissimilation, dissimulating, dissimulation, embolizations, emotionalisms, emotionalists, emotionalizes, essentialisms, factionalisms, functionalism, helminthiases, helminthiasis, illuminations, immortalising, impersonality, implantations, incompatibles, industrialism, infinitesimal, inflammations, inflationisms, informalities, irrationalism, isolationisms, legitimations, longanimities, lymphadenitis, maladminister, malnutritions, manipulations, marginalities, masculinities, materialising, melanizations, mensurability, mercantilisms, mercantilists, millennialist, mineralogists, ministerially, misalignments, misallocating, misallocation, miscataloging, miscellanists, misevaluating, misevaluation, mobilizations, moralizations, multiplicands, multitaskings, multivitamins, neoplasticism, nightmarishly, palindromists, pusillanimity, restimulating, restimulation, salvationisms, sectionalisms, semifinalists, semitonically, slipstreaming, solemnization, supermilitant, symbolization, trampolinings, trampolinists, transmissible, umbilications, unassimilated, vocationalism.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: LATINISM


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 41 54 49 4E 49 53 4D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-..    .-    -    ..    -.    ..    ...    --

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001100 01000001 01010100 01001001 01001110 01001001 01010011 01001101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#76 &#65 &#84 &#73 &#78 &#73 &#83 &#77

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004C 0041 0054 0049 004E 0049 0053 004D

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4635544348435347

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Usage Frequency
5. Translations: Modern
6. Derivations
7. Rhymes
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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