INTERLINGUA

Interlingua

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Interlingua

An interlanguage based on Romance languages, English, German, Russian and Latin, developed by the International Auxiliary Language Association, and first published in 1951.

Latino sine flexione, a simplified version of Latin by Giuseppe Peano

Usage notes

Sometimes confused with Interlingue

Noun

interlingua (plural interlinguas)

an interlanguage

Source: Wiktionary



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