Esperanto
noun
Es·pe·ran·to
ˌe-spə-ˈrän-(ˌ)tō 
-ˈran-(ˌ)tō
-ˈran-(ˌ)tō
: an artificial international language based as far as possible on words common to the chief European languages
Examples of Esperanto in a Sentence
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More than 100 years ago, the blind Ukrainian writer Vasily Eroshenko was introduced to the language Esperanto.
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Sindya Bhanoo, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
At the studios, Esperanto intersects with a young Roman woman named Mimosa, who is auditioning as an extra and takes a shine to her innocence.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Aug. 2023
Lila Rawlings of Esperanto Filmoj will executive produce.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022
Her father was a psychiatrist, a former dean at Stanford, and a professor of human biology; her mother, a literary translator, writer, and an expert in Esperanto.
—Vulture, 26 May 2023
Today, Esperanto may seem like little more than a colorful historical oddity.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
Sindya Bhanoo, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
At the studios, Esperanto intersects with a young Roman woman named Mimosa, who is auditioning as an extra and takes a shine to her innocence.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Aug. 2023
Lila Rawlings of Esperanto Filmoj will executive produce.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022
Her father was a psychiatrist, a former dean at Stanford, and a professor of human biology; her mother, a literary translator, writer, and an expert in Esperanto.
—Vulture, 26 May 2023
Today, Esperanto may seem like little more than a colorful historical oddity.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
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“Esperanto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Esperanto. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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