Ido
[ee-doh] /ˈi doʊ/
noun
1.
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
/ˈiːdəʊ/
noun
1.
an artificial language; a modification of Esperanto
1908, artificial language based on Esperanto, devised 1907; from Ido -ido “offspring,” suffix representing Latin -ida, Greek -ides.
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[ahy-dol-uh-ter] /aɪˈdɒl ə tər/ noun 1. Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols. 2. a person who is an immoderate admirer; devotee. n. late 14c., ydolatrer “idol-worshipper,” from Old French idolatre, contracted from Late Latin idololatres, from Ecclesiastical Greek eidololatres “idol-worshipper” (see idolatry).
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