auxiliary language
auxiliary language noun: any language (whether constructed or natural), such as Volapük, Esperanto, Swahili, French, Russian or English, used or intended to be used (locally, regionally, nationally or internationally) for intercommunication by speakers of various other languages. Also the ellipsis of international auxiliary language.
Noun
auxiliary language (plural auxiliary languages)
- Any language (whether constructed or natural), such as Volapük, Esperanto, Swahili, French, Russian or English, used or intended to be used (locally, regionally, nationally or internationally) for intercommunication by speakers of various other languages.
- A local minority language which has official recognition.
- A liturgical language, such as Latin, Sanskrit, or Old Church Slavonic, used in religious services.
Also used as
auxiliary language is also the ellipsis of international auxiliary language.
Synonyms of auxiliary language
Forms of auxiliary language
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Words formed from auxiliary language
Questions about auxiliary language
- What does auxiliary language mean?
- Auxiliary language means any language (whether constructed or natural), such as Volapük, Esperanto, Swahili, French, Russian or English, used or intended to be used (locally, regionally, nationally or internationally) for intercommunication by speakers of various other languages.
- What part of speech is auxiliary language?
- Auxiliary language is a noun.
- What is the plural of auxiliary language?
- The plural of auxiliary language is auxiliary languages.
Words near auxiliary language in the dictionary
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