Basic English

Basic English

n.

A constructed language introduced in 1930 by British linguist Charles Kay Ogden (1889-1957), using a simplified form of the basic grammar and core vocabulary of English.

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basic English

n

(Languages) a simplified form of English, proposed by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards, containing a vocabulary of approximately 850 of the commonest English words, intended as an international language

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Ba′sic Eng′lish

n.

a simplified form of English devised by Charles Kay Ogden using an 850-word vocabulary and restricted rules of grammar, intended as an international auxiliary language.

[1925–30]

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Basic English - a simplified form of English proposed for use as an auxiliary language for international communication; devised by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards artificial language - a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose

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