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Meaning of Latin script | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The Latin alphabet.
  2. The script (set of symbols) rooted in the Latin alphabet of ancient Rome and adapted over the centuries to form the alphabets of scores of other languages; like Cyrillic script, it corresponds to a family of alphabets rather than a single alphabet.

Equivalents

العربية كتابة لاتينية
Bosanski Latinka
Čeština latinka
Hrvatski Latinka
Polski łacinka
Српски Latinka

Examples

“This comes to us from the writing tradition of two Slavic languages which normally use the Latin script—namely, Polish and Czech.”
“In 1924 the Soviets held a Conference at Baku to consider this question, and it was decided there to adopt the Latin script for the various Tartar languages of central Asia.”
“Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have adopted Latin script, whereas Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan intend to use the Cyrillic alphabet.”
“Currently the dominance of Internet-based tools and interfaces that accommodate only Latin scripts limits content diversity, the development of local content, and intercultural exchange and collaboration.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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