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Meaning of ESPERANTO

Pronunciation:  `espu'rântow

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 Definition: [n]  an artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages
 
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 See Also: artificial language

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Es`pe*ran"to\, n.
An artificial language, intended to be universal, devised by
Dr. Zamenhof, a Russian, who adopted the pseudonym ``Dr.
Esperanto'' in publishing his first pamphlet regarding it in
1887. The vocabulary is very largely based upon words common
to the chief European languages, and sounds peculiar to any
one language are eliminated. The spelling is phonetic, and
the accent (stress) is always on the penult. --
{Es`pe*ran"tist}, n.
 
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 Related Terms: Arulo, Blaia Zimondal, Esperantido, Europan, Idiom Neutral, Interlingua, Latinesce, Lingualumina, Lingvo Kosmopolita, Monario, Nov-Esperanto, Novial, Nov-Latin, Occidental, Optez, Pasigraphy, Ro, Romanal
 

 

 

 

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