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Novial

Novial proper noun: an international auxiliary language, or interlanguage, published by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1928.

Proper noun

Novial

  1. An international auxiliary language, or interlanguage, published by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1928.

Origin of Novial

From Novial Nov International Auxiliari Lingue (“New International Auxiliary Language”).

Questions about Novial

What does Novial mean?
Novial means an international auxiliary language, or interlanguage, published by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen in 1928.
What part of speech is Novial?
Novial is a proper noun.

Words near Novial in the dictionary

  1. Novi Golubovec
  2. Novi Marof
  3. Novi Sad
  4. Novi Vinodolski
  5. Novi Zagreb
  6. Novial
  7. novice
  8. novicehood
  9. novicelike
  10. noviceness
  11. novices

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