Volapük


Vo·la·pük

V0138800 (vō′lə-po͝ok′, -pük′, vŏl′ə-)n. An artificial international language based on English.
[Volapük : vola, genitive sing. of vol, world (alteration of English world) + pük, speech (alteration of English speech).]

Volapuk

(ˈvɒləˌpʊk) or

Volapük

n (Languages) an artificial language based on English, French, German, Latin, etc, invented by Johann Schleyer (1831–1912) in 1880[C19: from vol, based on world + euphonic -a- + pük speech, based on speak]

Vol•a•pük

or Vol•a•puk

(ˈvɒl əˌpʊk, ˈvoʊ lə-)

n. one of the earliest international auxiliary languages, constructed about 1879 using elements from various European languages. [1880–85; vol, representing world + -a- connecting vowel + pük, representing speak]
Thesaurus
Noun1.Volapuk - one of the first artificial language constructed for use as an auxiliary international language; based largely on English but with some German and French and Latin rootsartificial language - a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose
Translations
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