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Verdurian

Verdurian proper noun: a constructed language invented by Mark Rosenfelder in 1995.

Proper noun

Verdurian

  1. A constructed language invented by Mark Rosenfelder in 1995.
    • Well, Mark has posted a "secret dictionary" for Verdurian, a descendant of Cadhinor, containing words for modern concepts; it has an entry for "atomic bomb" which could possibly be back-ported to Cadhinor.2001, Philip Newton, “Re: Niuman debutio”, in alt.language.artificial (Usenet)
    • After resolving to recommit herself to aesthetic dermatology and cosmetic surgery , Johanna turns to her professional work, which at the moment consists of feminist linguistic research on grammatical gender in Hebrew, Verdurian, and various other languages in which verbs as well as nouns are...2007, Susan Conant, Gaits of Heaven, Penguin, →ISBN

Origin of Verdurian

From Verduria + -an, the language of the fictional country Verduria.

Questions about Verdurian

What does Verdurian mean?
Verdurian means a constructed language invented by Mark Rosenfelder in 1995.
What part of speech is Verdurian?
Verdurian is a proper noun.

Words near Verdurian in the dictionary

  1. verduns
  2. verdure
  3. verdured
  4. verdureless
  5. verdures
  6. Verdurian
  7. verduring
  8. verdurous
  9. verdurously
  10. verdurousness
  11. Verdusco

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