Conlanging

//ˈkɒnlaŋɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of conlang: the creation of conlangs (constructed languages). form-of, gerund, uncountable

    "The field, then, is open to re-examination, and the recent phenomenon of conlanging is evidence that the art of inventing languages is neither lunatic nor infantile."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of conlang form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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artificial languageauxlangclongcloŋconstructed languageplanned language

Example

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"I dreamt this early morning about conlanging, specifically modifying Esperanto, so that I would replace the letter J with the letter Î, and I would add Japanese vocables. My cousin Eileen was in the dream, and she thought that I should not pursue the project."

Etymology

From conlang + -ing.

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