Main Entry: Es·pe·ran·to

Pronunciation: \ˌes-pə-ˈrän-(ˌ)tō, -ˈran-(ˌ)tō\

Function: noun

Etymology: Dr. Esperanto, pseudonym of L. L. Zamenhof †1917 Polish oculist, its inventor

Date: 1892

: an artificial international language based as far as possible on words common to the chief European languages

— Es·pe·ran·tist \-ˈrän-tist, -ˈran-\ noun or adjective