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DCC Core Vocabulary Band 1 (Words 1–200)

How to Use Band 1 The DCC (Dickinson College Commentaries) Core Latin Vocabulary is a list of the 1,000 most frequently occurring Latin words , compiled by Christopher Francese. Knowing Band 1 (the top 200) gives you coverage of the overwhelming majority of running Latin text — these words recur constantly in Caesar, Cicero, Virgil, and Livy. Study strategy: Learn all 200 words in Band 1 before moving to Band...
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DCC Latin Core Vocabulary

The DCC Latin Core Vocabulary (compiled by Christopher Francese at Dickinson College, 2012–13) is the gold standard frequency-based vocabulary list for Latin learners. About the DCC Core Property Details Total words ~1,000 headwords (lemmas) Compiled by Christopher Francese, Dickinson College Year 2012–13 Coverage 91% of Caesar's Gallic War ; 81% of Virgil's Aeneid Coverage (general) 70–80% of word forms in typical Latin text Available as Anki deck, physical book, web...
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Latin Vocabulary

How Latin Vocabulary Works Unlike HSK (which assigns vocabulary to levels), Latin vocabulary is organized primarily by corpus frequency — how often words appear across all classical texts. The key insight from research: the ~1,000 most frequent Latin words cover 70–80% of word forms in any typical Latin text. Specifically: DCC Core 1,000 words cover 91% of Caesar's Gallic War DCC Core 1,000 words cover 81% of Virgil's Aeneid This...
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DCC Core Vocabulary Band 2 (Words 201–500)

Band 2 covers words ranked 201–500 in the DCC Latin Core — the high-frequency vocabulary that unlocks fluent reading of Caesar, Cicero, Livy, and Virgil. Master these after Band 1 is solid. The 300 words here are grouped in sets of 50 for spaced-repetition chunking. Group 1 — Words 201–250: More Core Verbs # Latin Entry Form Part of Speech English 201 currō currō, currere, cucurrī, cursum verb (3rd conj.)...
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Latin Frequency Vocabulary — Top 200

A frequency list ranks words by how often they appear in a corpus of texts. For Latin, frequency lists are among the most powerful learning tools available, because a small number of words accounts for a large share of any text. This page covers the science behind frequency learning, the major lists, the top words by category, and practical acquisition strategies. 1. What a Frequency List Is and How to...
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