Esperanto
Es·pe·ran·to
noun\ˌes-pə-ˈrän-(ˌ)tō, -ˈran-(ˌ)tō\
Definition of ESPERANTO
: 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
Origin of ESPERANTO
Dr. Esperanto, pseudonym of L. L. Zamenhof †1917 Polish oculist, its inventor
First Known Use: 1892
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