interlingua

in·ter·lin·gua

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in-ter-ling-gwuh]
- /ˌɪn tərˈlɪŋ gwə/
- /ˌɪntəlˈɪŋɡjuːə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-ter-ling-gwuh]
- /ˌɪn tərˈlɪŋ gwə/

Definitions of interlingua word

noun interlingua an interlanguage. 1
noun interlingua (initial capital letter) an artificial language developed between 1924 and 1951, based primarily upon the Romance languages, and intended mainly as a common international language for scientists. 1
noun interlingua an artificial language based on words common to English and the Romance languages 0
noun interlingua any artificial language used to represent the meaning of natural languages, as for purposes of machine translation 0

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Origin of interlingua

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

1920-25; < Italian. See inter-, lingua

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Parts of speech for Interlingua

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Interlingua

interlingua popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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.

interlingua usage trend in Literature

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