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

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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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