Latin ? A dead language ? By Hera no ! The Vaticane has just published the "Lexicon recentis latinitatis", a Latin-Italian dictionary containing all sorts of modern words and expressions, a few examples:
Sports drugs : usus agonisticus medicamenti stupecfactivi
Rush hour : tempus maximae frequentiae
Videophone : telephonium albo televisifico coniunctum
Don't let them fool you, Latin is still alive an' kicking !
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