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Volapük

Syllabification: (Vo·la·pük)

Definition of Volapük

noun

  • an artificial language devised in 1879 and proposed for international use by a German cleric, Johann M. Schleyer, and based on extremely modified forms of words from English and Romance languages.

Origin:

from vol representing English world + -a- (as a connective) + pük representing English speak or speech

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Definition of Volapük in the British & World English dictionary
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