Es`pe*ran"to (?), n. An artificial language, intended to be universal, devised by Dr. Zamenhof, a Russian, who adopted the pseudonym "Dr. Esperanto" in publishing his first pamphlet regarding it in 1887. The vocabulary is very largely based upon words common to the chief European languages, and sounds peculiar to any one language are eliminated. The spelling is phonetic, and the accent (stress) is always on the penult. -- Es`pe*ran"tist (#), n.

Es`pe*ran"to (?), n. An artificial language, intended to be universal, devised by Dr. Zamenhof, a Russian, who adopted the pseudonym "Dr. Esperanto" in publishing his first pamphlet regarding it in 1887. The vocabulary is very largely based upon words common to the chief European languages, and sounds peculiar to any one language are eliminated. The spelling is phonetic, and the accent (stress) is always on the penult. -- Es`pe*ran"tist (#), n.

• The name of an international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof with a base vocabulary inspired by Indo-European languages such as English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian.
  
• (metaphorical) Anything that is used as a single international medium in place of plural distinct national media. Example: "The U.S. dollar is the Esperanto of currency."
  
  Catalan
• Esperanto.
  
  Czech
• Esperanto.
  
  Dutch
• Esperanto.
  
  Esperanto
• One who hopes.
  
• An international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof with a base vocabulary inspired by Indo-European languages such as English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian.
  
  Finnish
• Esperanto.
  
  German
• Esperanto.
  
  Interlingua
• Esperanto.
  
  Italian
• Esperanto.
  
  Norwegian
• Esperanto.
  
  Polish
• Esperanto.
  
  Portuguese
• Esperanto.
  
  Romanian
• Esperanto.
  
  Spanish
• Esperanto.
  
  Swedish
• Esperanto.