Esperanto
1892, from Dr. Esperanto, whose name means in Esperanto, "one who hopes,"
pen name used on the title page of "Langue internationale," a book about
the artificial would-be universal language published 1887 by its inventor,
Lazarus Ludwig Zamenhof (1859-1917).
Esperanto nounEtymology: Dr. Esperanto, pseudonym of L. L. Zamenhof died
1917 Polish oculist, its inventor Date: 1892
an artificial international language based as far as possible on words
common to the chief European languages • Esperantistnoun
or adjective
Esperanto n. an artificial universal language devised in 1887, based on roots common to the chief European languages. Derivatives: Esperantist n. Etymology: the pen-name (f.
L sperare hope) of its inventor, L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician d. 1917
esperanto n. an artificial universal language devised in 1887, based on roots common to the chief European languages. Derivatives: Esperantist n. Etymology: the pen-name (f.
L sperare hope) of its inventor, L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician d. 1917
Esperanto
Esperanto is an invented language which consists of parts of several European languages,
and which was designed to help people from different countries communicate with each other.
N-UNCOUNT
Esperanto
ˌespəˈræntəu n. an artificial universal language devised in 1887,
based on roots common to the chief European languages. øøEsperantist n. [the
pen-name (f. L sperare hope) of its inventor, L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician
d. 1917]
Esperanto \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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