ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Conlang

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkɒnlæŋ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Conlang is a noun meaning (ambitransitive, linguistics) To create or work on a conlang (constructed language).

Meaning

(ambitransitive, linguistics) To create or work on a conlang (constructed language).

More Meanings

  1. (linguistics, 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”)

Example Sentences

I've been conlanging since I was nine years old.
The Klingon language is a conlang created for use in the Star Trek franchise.
Brithenig was conlanged with the purpose of looking how Welsh might have developed if it were a Romance language.

Word Forms

Synonyms for conlang

Depending on context, synonyms include clong.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include construe, lingualize, convert, lexiconize, compose, consonantize.

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