Ido

[ ee-doh ]

/ ˈi doʊ /

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noun

a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.

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Origin of Ido

<Esperanto: literally, offspring, equivalent to id- (<Greek; see -ides) + -o noun ending

OTHER WORDS FROM Ido

I·do·ism, nounI·do·ist, nounI·do·is·tic, adjective

Words nearby Ido

idlesse, idle time, idle wheel, idly, IDN, Ido, idocrase, idol, idolater, idolatrize, idolatrous

How to use Ido in a sentence

At Ido-ido, which is Kuni, the petticoats ceased, and there was only the perineal band.
The Mafulu|Robert W. Williamson
Ostwald devoted the $40,000 he got from the Nobel Fund to the attempt to introduce a new language, Ido.
Major Prophets of To-Day|Edwin E. Slosson
La luna que haba ido remontandose con lentitud por el ancho horizonte, estaba inmvil y como suspendida en la mitad del cielo.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
Al veros envueltos en l, se dira que el tiempo haba ido acumulando sobre vosotros el polvo de los siglos.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader|Ernesto Nelson

La mayor parte de las muestras disecadas que de esa lindsima ave figuran en los museos de Europa, han ido de Guatemala.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader|Ernesto Nelson

British Dictionary definitions for Ido

Ido

/ (ˈiːdəʊ) /

noun

an artificial language; a modification of Esperanto

Word Origin for Ido

C20: offspring, from Greek -id daughter of

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