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| Es·pe·ran·to [ èspə rántō, èspə rntō ] |
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artificial language: an artificial language invented in 1887, based on the root forms of some words common to the major European languages. In general, the word order is similar to that of English, although the grammar is more highly inflected.
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| [Late 19th century. After Doctor Esperanto "somebody who hopes," Esperanto pseudonym of Ludwik Zamenhof (1859-1917), Polish inventor of the language] |
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 Es·pe·ran·tist noun |
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