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Es⋅pe⋅ran⋅to

  [es-puh-rahn-toh, -ran-]
–noun
an artificial language invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish physician and philologist, and intended for international use. It is based on word roots common to the major European languages.
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Origin:
1890–95; orig. pseudonym of inventor; lit., the hoping one. See esperance

Related forms:
Es⋅pe⋅ran⋅tism, noun
Es⋅pe⋅ran⋅tist, noun
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Es·pe·ran·to   (ěs'pə-rān'tō, -rän'-)   
n.  An artificial international language with a vocabulary based on word roots common to many European languages and a regularized system of inflection.

[After Dr. Esperanto, "one who hopes," pseudonym of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof (1859-1917), Polish philologist.]
Es'pe·ran'tist adj. & n.
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Esperanto 
1892, from Dr. Esperanto, whose name means in Esperanto, "one who hopes," pen name used on the title page of "Langue internationale," a book about the artificial would-be universal language published 1887 by its inventor, Lazarus Ludwig Zamenhof (1859-1917).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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