auxiliary language
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of auxiliary language
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Zamenhof in the hopes of bringing a common auxiliary language to the world.
From Salon
Dreamers have long hoped for a neutral auxiliary language that is common to all.
From Economist
The motivation to learn an auxiliary language isn’t so different from why people pick up French or Italian, she said.
From New York Times
Esperanto is the International Auxiliary Language created by Dr. L. L. Zamenhof, a doctor of medicine, residing at Warsaw, Poland.
From Project Gutenberg
Instead he hit upon the idea of making a simplified form of English, thinks it has a good chance of becoming the international auxiliary language of the future.
From Time Magazine Archive
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