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Esperanto

1887 · 19th century

Esperanto is a constructed international language created by the Polish ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof and first published in 1887. Designed to be easy to learn, with regular grammar and a vocabulary drawn mainly from European languages, it aimed to foster understanding between peoples. It became the most widely spoken constructed language, with a worldwide movement and its own literature.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Esperanto. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/esperanto
MLA: “Esperanto.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/esperanto. Accessed .
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