"reconstructed language" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reconstructed languages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reconstructed language (plural reconstructed languages)
  1. (linguistics) A hypothetical, usually unattested language formed by making comparisons between the similarities of actual languages. Wikipedia link: reconstructed language Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: constructed language, artificial language, IAL, proto-language Translations (a hypothetical language formed by making comparisons between actual languages): langue reconstruite [feminine] (French), lingua reconstruida [feminine] (Galician), rekonstruierte Sprache [feminine] (German), idioma reconstruído [masculine] (Portuguese), língua reconstruída [feminine] (Portuguese), limbă reconstruită [feminine] (Romanian), lengua reconstruida [feminine] (Spanish), rekonstruerat språk [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-reconstructed_language-en-noun-nZEneyC6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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