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con·lang | \ ˈkän-ˌlaŋ 
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: an invented language intended for human communication that has planned and cohesive phonological, grammatical, and syntactical systems
Celebrated with a cult-following across the globe, Elvish, a constructed language or 'conlang,' is more than a code, like Pig Latin, … . Constructed languages like Elvish are real languages, made-up of thousands of words created by fantasy writers, linguists and fans, with real language rules.— John McWhorter
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“Conlang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conlang. Accessed 27 May. 2020.
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The first known use of conlang was in 1991
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