litterae humaniores

plural noun

lit·te·rae hu·ma·ni·o·res ˈli-tə-ˌrī-hü-ˌmä-nē-ˈȯr-ˌās

: humanities

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Medieval Latin, literally, more humane letters

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1747, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of litterae humaniores was in 1747

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