conlang

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkɒnlæŋ/
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/ˈkɒnlæŋ/ · /ˈkɑnˌlæŋ/ · /ˈkɑnˌleɪŋ/

Definition of conlang

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative, colloquial)Alternative form of constructed language (“a human language consciously devised by an individual or a small group, as opposed to having naturally evolved as a natural language”)
    “The Klingon language is a conlang created for use in the Star Trek franchise.”
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noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative, colloquial)Alternative form of constructed language (“a human language consciously devised by an individual or a small group, as opposed to having naturally evolved as a natural language”)
    “The Klingon language is a conlang created for use in the Star Trek franchise.”

verb

  1. (ambitransitive)To create or work on a conlang (constructed language).
    “I've been conlanging since I was nine years old.”
    “Brithenig was conlanged with the purpose of looking how Welsh might have developed if it were a Romance language.”

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Etymology

The noun is a blend of constructed + language, while the verb is derived from the noun. By surface analysis, con- (“constructed”) + lang or -lang (“language”).

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