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Latin never actually stopped being spoken. It simply evolved into different languages around the 3rd Century. But the Catholic church never stopped using it, though it's significance has been on a sharp decline since the 1960's.

There is no date that that can be pinpointed for the "death" of Latin. Just as you can't pinpoint a date for the death of Old English, because it evolved into Middle English, which evolved into Modern English.

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