Esperanto
pəˈrɑnRelated forms
Es·pe·ran·tism, noun
Es·pe·ran·tist, noun
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Esperanto (ˌɛspəˈræntəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an international artificial language based on words common to the chief European languages, invented in 1887 | |
| [C19: literally: the one who hopes, pseudonym of Dr. L. L. | |
| Espe'rantist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Esperanto
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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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).
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