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Ido

[ ee-doh ]

noun

  1. a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.


Ido

/ ˈiːdəʊ /

noun

  1. an artificial language; a modification of Esperanto
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • Ido·ism noun
  • Ido·ist noun
  • Ido·istic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ido1

< Esperanto: literally, offspring, equivalent to id- (< Greek; -ides ) + -o noun ending
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ido1

C20: offspring, from Greek -id daughter of
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Example Sentences

At Ido-ido, which is Kuni, the petticoats ceased, and there was only the perineal band.

Ostwald devoted the $40,000 he got from the Nobel Fund to the attempt to introduce a new language, Ido.

La luna que haba ido remontandose con lentitud por el ancho horizonte, estaba inmvil y como suspendida en la mitad del cielo.

Al veros envueltos en l, se dira que el tiempo haba ido acumulando sobre vosotros el polvo de los siglos.

La mayor parte de las muestras disecadas que de esa lindsima ave figuran en los museos de Europa, han ido de Guatemala.

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