"romlang" meaning in English

See romlang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-romlang.wav Forms: romlangs [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Romance + conlang. By surface analysis, suffixed with -lang. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Romance|conlang}} Blend of Romance + conlang, {{surf}} By surface analysis, {{af|en|-lang}} -lang Head templates: {{en-noun}} romlang (plural romlangs)
  1. (linguistics, conlanging) A constructed language created as a hypothetical descendant of Latin. Categories (topical): Linguistics

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