conlang
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of conlang
First recorded in 1990–95; con(structed) ( def. ) and lang(uage) ( def. )
Example Sentences
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A few years ago, with Jenny Culbertson of the University of Edinburgh and others, he tested the choices that speakers of English and Thai made when asked to build sentences in a conlang called Nápíjò.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2019
The conlang forums are full of stories about parents disturbed to discover their children scribbling strange symbols in their bedroom — or, conversely, children who simply hid their greatest interest from the world.
From Washington Post • May 16, 2019
On the other, I fully support every political party being required to develop its own conlang for the span of each election.
From The Verge • Jul. 19, 2016
Simlish isn’t a conlang; whatever Furbies are doing isn’t a conlang; the Minions aren’t speaking a conlang; Pig Latin isn’t a conlang.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2015
People from the conlang community sent letters in their invented languages using beautiful calligraphy.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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