VOLAPÜK
\vˈɒlɐpˌuːk], \vˈɒlɐpˌuːk], \v_ˈɒ_l_ɐ_p_ˌuː_k]\
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v[=o]-la-pük', n. a name given to a universal language invented in 1879 by Johann Schleyer of Constance, Baden, the vocabulary being mainly based on English, and the grammar being simplified to the utmost.--n. VOLAPÜK'IST, one versed in Volapük: one who advocates the adoption of Volapük. [Lit. 'world-speech'--vol, shortened from Eng. world, pük, for Eng. speak.]
By Thomas Davidson
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