"altlang" meaning in English

See altlang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: altlangs [plural]
Etymology: Blend of alternative + language. By surface analysis, alt + -lang. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|alternative|language}} Blend of alternative + language, {{surf|en|alt|-lang}} By surface analysis, alt + -lang Head templates: {{en-noun}} altlang (plural altlangs)
  1. (linguistics, conlanging) A constructed language created as an alternate history of a real language. Wikipedia link: altlang Categories (topical): Conlanging, Linguistics

Inflected forms

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