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Esperanto

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Es·pe·ran·to  (sp-rnt, -rän-)
n.
An artificial international language with a vocabulary based on word roots common to many European languages and a regularized system of inflection.
[After Dr. Esperanto, "one who hopes," pseudonym of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof (1859-1917), Polish philologist.]
Espe·rantist adj. & n.
Esperanto [ˌɛspəˈræntəʊ]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) an international artificial language based on words common to the chief European languages, invented in 1887
[literally: the one who hopes, pseudonym of Dr. L. L. Zamenhof (1859-1917), Polish philologist who invented it]
Esperantist  n & adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Esperanto - an artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages
artificial language - a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose
Translations
Esperanto [ˌespəˈræntəʊ] N → esperanto m
Esperanto [ˌɛspəˈræntəʊ] n → espéranto m
Esperanto
n → Esperanto nt
Esperanto [ˌɛspəˈræntəʊ]
1. n → esperanto
2. adj → in esperanto
Esperanto [ˌɛspəˈræntəʊ]
1. n → esperanto
2. adj → in esperanto


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