WORDS OF
NEW LATIN ORIGIN
New Latin, Neo-Latin, or Modern Latin is a post-medieval version of Latin, in use since about 1500. It is used chiefly in scientific texts.
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WORDS OF NEW LATIN ORIGIN
Key: The word's language of origin appears directly below it, and to the right of that is an example sentence and an etymology, along with any related themes.
Word |
Phonetic Pronunciation |
Part of Speech |
Definition |
abulia
New Latin |
ay-BOO-lee-uh |
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abnormal lack of ability to act or to make decisions |
Ex.
Etym.
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It was one of those mid-afternoon classes, when abulia settles in and the desire to learn is overtaken by a longing to toss a frisbee on the quad.
From a New Latin word that combines the prefix a- "without" and boulē "will."
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