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Esperanto (ès´pe-ràn´to, -rän´-) noun
An artificial international language with a vocabulary based on word roots common to many European languages and a regularized system of inflection.

[After Dr. Esperanto, "one who hopes," pseudonym of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof (1859-1917), Polish philologist.]
- Es´peran´tist adjective & noun

Esperanto (noun)

language: artificial language, Esperanto, Ido, Volapuk

Communications and Media, 1887

Esperanto is invented by Polish oculist-philologist Lazarus Ludwig Zemenhof, 28, who hopes his universal language will help achieve world peace and understanding.

• art rock track _Esperanto Socialiste_ MP3 by Holger Czukay off of _Der Osten Ist Rot_ 12" (1984)
• abstract breakbeat track _Esperanto_ MP3 (192k) by Codebase off of _Two Hundred & Forty Volts Vol. 2_ compilation 12"x2 on Swayzak #004 (2002)
• ambient track _Esperanto_ MP3 (192k) by Another Fine Day off of _Life Before Land_ CD on Beyond #007 (1994)
• film _Incubus_ (vhs/ntsc) (1965)
• face: William Shatner
• was filmed with dialogue in Esperanto - video copy i have has very clear english subtitles
• In the film _Gattaca_  (vhs/ntsc) (1997), Public address announcements in the Gattaca Corporation headquarters building are in Esperanto

  

first mention of Esperanto in Usenet:

From: watmath!idallen (watmath!idallen)
Subject: Re: German and/or other languages
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Date: 1982-06-05 02:05:12 PST

Cu vi povas paroli Esperanto?    -IAN!   U of Waterloo

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