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Esperanto

[es-puh-rahn-toh, -ran-] / ˌɛs pəˈrɑn toʊ, -ˈræn- /
NOUN
artificial language
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Within a single page Mr. Hahn can hop from Esperanto to Turkish to Hindi.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

That last tweet originally gave the defense secretary's last name as "Esperanto," sparking no end of humor on social media.

From Salon Oct. 21, 2019

“Mark Esperanto, Secretary of Defense, ‘The cease-fire is holding up very nicely.

From New York Times Oct. 20, 2019

Nineteenth century idealists created international languages they hoped would unite the world, though only Esperanto is spoken by more than a handful of people today.

From Washington Post May 16, 2019

As Groucho Marx said, “Love flies out the door when money comes innuendo,” and it’s hard to imagine him saying it in Esperanto.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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