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Latin did not disappear after Rome. It survived in law, science, religion, education, and the Romance languages.

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Latin outlived Rome, living on in law, science, medicine and the Church, and evolving into French, Spanish, Italian and the other Romance languages.

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Latince, Roma'dan sonra yok olmadı. Hukukta, bilimde, dinde, eğitimde ve Roman dillerinde yaşamını sürdürdü.

Latince, Roma'dan sonra da yaşadı; hukukta, bilimde, tıpta ve Kilise'de varlığını sürdürdü ve Fransızca, İspanyolca, İtalyanca ile diğer Roman dillerine evrildi.

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Latin did not disappear after Rome. It survived in law, science, religion, education, and the Romance languages.

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