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latimeria chalumnae
  • n  fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
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latin alphabet
  • n  the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe
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latin america
  • n  the parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken
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latin cross
  • n  a cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others
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latin quarter
  • n  the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life
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latin square
  • n  a square matrix of n rows and columns; cells contain n different symbols so arranged that no symbol occurs more than once in any row or column
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latissimus dorsi
  • n  a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
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latitude
  • n  the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
  • n  freedom from normal restraints in conduct
    allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money
  • n  an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  • n  scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
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latium
  • n  an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea
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latona
  • n  wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology
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