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Lingua Ignota

/ˈlinɡʷa iŋˈnoːta/

Lingua Ignota proper noun: a Latin-influenced mystical 12th-century constructed language recorded by St. Hildegard of Bingen, and apparently the first entirely artificial language.

Proper noun

Lingua Ignota (uncountable)

  1. A Latin-influenced mystical 12th-century constructed language recorded by St. Hildegard of Bingen, and apparently the first entirely artificial language.

Origin of Lingua Ignota

From Latin lingua ignōtā (“unknown language”).

Questions about Lingua Ignota

What does Lingua Ignota mean?
Lingua Ignota means a Latin-influenced mystical 12th-century constructed language recorded by St. Hildegard of Bingen, and apparently the first entirely artificial language.
What part of speech is Lingua Ignota?
Lingua Ignota is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lingua Ignota?
Lingua Ignota is pronounced /ˈlinɡʷa iŋˈnoːta/.

Words near Lingua Ignota in the dictionary

  1. lingtows
  2. lingua
  3. lingua franca
  4. Lingua Franca Nova
  5. lingua francas
  6. Lingua Ignota
  7. Lingua Sistemfrater
  8. linguacious
  9. linguacultural
  10. linguaculturally
  11. linguaculture

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