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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Es•pe•ran•to (es′pə rän′tō, -ran′-),USA pronunciation n. - Linguisticsan artificial language invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish physician and philologist, and intended for international use. It is based on word roots common to the major European languages.
- 1890–95; origin, originally pseudonym of inventor; literally, the hoping one. See esperance
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