constructed language
Noun

constructed language

  1. (linguistics) A human language that has been consciously devised by an individual or a small group, as opposed to having naturally evolved as part of a culture like a natural language.
  2. Any language, whether a human language, a programming language or markup language, that is not a natural language.
  3. (linguistics, archaic) Any language used by people, as opposed to less civilized means of communication, such as the socialization between animals.
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