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auxiliary language

aux·il·ia·ry lan·guage
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awg-zil-yuh-ree, -zil-uh- lang-gwij]
    • /ɔgˈzɪl yə ri, -ˈzɪl ə- ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ/
    • /ɔːɡˈzɪl.i.ər.i ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awg-zil-yuh-ree, -zil-uh- lang-gwij]
    • /ɔgˈzɪl yə ri, -ˈzɪl ə- ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ/

Definitions of auxiliary language words

  • noun auxiliary language a language, as Esperanto, Swahili, or English, used for intercommunication by speakers of various other languages. 1
  • noun auxiliary language 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. 0
  • noun auxiliary language (short for) An international auxiliary language. 0
  • noun auxiliary language A local minority language which has official recognition. 0
  • noun auxiliary language A liturgical language, such as Latin, Sanskrit, or Old Church Slavonic, used in religious services. 0
See all 5 definitions of auxiliary language

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Origin of auxiliary language

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Auxiliary language

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Auxiliary language

auxiliary language popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

auxiliary language usage trend in Literature

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