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Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.
A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman.
To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin.

I saw her myself, and she has steadily refused to marry any of the young braves--at least she had refused so to do up to the time I left; but there's no calc'latin' what these Redskins will do. — Over the Rocky Mountains Wandering Will in the Land of the Redskin
He was staring towards the east with unblinking eyes, and with as little evidence of life as though he had died standing What are you looking at, Davis He whirled about, startled I was calc'latin' that Nebrasky must lay 'bout in that direction." — The Fighting Shepherdess
He might ha' stole them coins when he was sernamb'latin' about The druggist snorted. — How Janice Day Won
I hadn't signed articles, you understand, but I was cal'latin' to, and I was down on Long Wharf where the Rover was takin' cargo, and her skipper, Cap'n Gustavus Philbrick, 'twas--he was a Cape man, one of the Ostable Philbricks--he asked me if I wouldn't cruise up to the Barstow Brothers' office and fetch down some papers that was there for him. — Fair Harbor
Anyhow, we got to talkin' and I told Barstow how I was cal'latin' to go cook on the Gallant Rover_. — Fair Harbor