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Volapük, -puk|ˈvɒləpʊk|
[f. vol world (alteration of E. world) + a connecting vowel, + pük speech (alteration of E. speak).]
An artificial language, chiefly composed of materials from European tongues, invented in 1879 by a German priest, Johann M. Schleyer, as a means of international communication. Also transf.
1885Sat. Rev. 3 Jan. 15/1 Volapük is the name of the recently invented world-language, or universal tongue. 1888Contemp. Rev. Sept. 434 In his shop-fronts the Russian mercifully interprets his Cyrillian characters by that original volapuk of the world's infancy, the picture. 1890O. W. Holmes Over Tea-cups v. 99 Music will be the universal language—the Volapük of spiritual being.
Hence ˈVolapüker, ˈVolapükist, an advocate or student of Volapuk.
1886Pall Mall G. 30 Dec. 4/1 It seems that the Volapükists have published a directory giving the names and addresses of its disciples. 1887Scott. Leader 28 Nov. 4 As much practice..as in the case of a living language, would be needed to give the Volapuker facility in dialogue. |