interlingua

Speech parts

1. interlingua - Noun

2. Interlingua - Proper noun

Meaning

an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on words common to English and the Romance languages

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

elvish Ido Esperanto Klingon artificial language interlanguage Esperantido Interlingue auxiliary language auxlang interlingual constructed language Lingwa de Planeta Lingua Franca Nova Ceqli
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Hypernyms

artificial language

Related terms

interlingual interlinguistics interlinguist

Examples

Accordingly, the very name "Interlingua" was kept, yet a distinct abbreviation was adopted: IA instead of IL. Source: Internet

Between the mid-1950s and the late 1970s, some thirty scientific and especially medical journals provided article summaries in Interlingua. Source: Internet

Another symbol of Interlingua is a globe surrounded by twelve stars on a black or blue background, echoing the twelve stars of the Flag of Europe (because the source languages of Interlingua are purely European). Source: Internet

By contrast, Interlingua (1951) has greatly surpassed Ido in terms of popularity. Source: Internet

Community It is not certain how many people have an active knowledge of Interlingua. Source: Internet

Constructed languages and international auxiliary languages main Constructed international auxiliary languages such as Esperanto and Interlingua (even those that have native speakers ) are not generally considered natural languages. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

interlineate interlineation interliner interlingual interlingual machine translation interlingual rendition