Meaning of Volapuk | Babel Free
ˈvɒləˌpʊkDefinitions
- An artificial language (constructed language) created in 1879 by Johann Martin Schleyer.
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Alternative spelling of Volapük. alt-of, alternative
Equivalents
Examples
“...some authors have⟳ claimed that the slang of the criminal was a kind of international language for thieves, a Volapük of crime.”
“The first practical constructed language was the south-west German Pastor Schleyer's Volapük from 1879; its complicated grammar and irregular vocabulary made learning difficult, however. The most successful has been Esperanto, devised by the Warsaw ophthalmologist Ludwig Zamenhof in 1887, that today can count⟳ some one million speakers.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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