Interlingua Definition
ĭntər-lĭnggwə
noun
An artificial language developed between 1924 and 1951, based mainly on the Romance languages and intended as a medium of international communication among scientists.
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pronoun
An interlanguage based on Romance languages, English, German, Russian and Latin, developed by the International Auxiliary Language Association, and first published in 1951.
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Latino sine Flexione, a simplified version of Latin by Giuseppe Peano.
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Noun
Singular:
Interlingua
Plural:
interlinguasOrigin of Interlingua
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Coined possibly independently multiple times in multiple languages, but modern use derives from the Interlingua word. The word itself comes from Latin inter (“between") + lingua (“language").
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inter– Latin lingua language lingua
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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