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 • Aug. 6, 2022
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 • Dec. 11, 2011
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
Said he: "The use of such an auxiliary language would of course be greatly increased by its progressive diffusion."
From Time Magazine Archive
Abdu’l-Bahá, ever stated that Esperanto will be the international auxiliary language.
From The Light of Divine Guidance (Volume 2) by Shoghi Effendi
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