English Explanatory Dictionary

Esperanto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. An international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof.
  2. Anything that is used as a single international medium in place of plural distinct national media.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛspəˈɹæntəʊ/ /ˌɛspəˈɹæntoʊ/ en-us-Esperanto.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Frzzl-Esperanto.wav

Word forms

Esperanto

Etymology

A learned borrowing from Esperanto Esperanto. Originally, this was the pseudonym assumed by the creator of the language, L. L. Zamenhof, and the language was called Lingvo Internacia (“international language”). The term first appears in the publication Science in 1892.

Derived words

Esperantic Esperantist
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