interlingua

[ in-ter-ling-gwuh ]

noun

1. an interlanguage.
2. (initial capital letter) an artificial language developed between 1924 and 1951, based primarily upon the Romance languages, and intended mainly as a common international language for scientists.

interlingua

/ ˌɪntəˈlɪŋɡwə /

noun

1. usually capital an artificial language based on words common to English and the Romance languages
2. any artificial language used to represent the meaning of natural languages, as for purposes of machine translation

Word History and Origins

Origin of interlingua¹

1920–25; < Italian. See inter-, lingua

Word History and Origins

Origin of interlingua¹

C20: from Italian, from inter- + lingua language

Example Sentences

I sent another query, but the reply was abrupt and told nothing except that Interlingua was of “old knowledge.”

From Project Gutenberg

That made some sort of sense, but I was intrigued by the reference to Interlingua as a trade language.

From Project Gutenberg