classical latin

1. 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”

   BroaderLatin

Questions about classical latin

What does classical latin mean?

classical latin means "the language of educated people in ancient Rome".

Is classical latin a common word?

classical latin is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.