Ro

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A language made for people in many countries that uses words based on groups of ideas

noun

: Ro

In our linguistics class, we studied Ro, an artificial language designed for international communication.

Examples

Participants in the international conference utilized Ro to share their ideas without language barriers.
The goal of Ro is to create a universal means of expression that transcends traditional vocabulary.
Classroom RO provides cues and prompts to improve orientation and increase communication with other patients and staff.

Academic text (1996)
RO was developed as a means of orienting patients in their environment with continuous stimulation.

Academic text (1996)
The modifications to the RO systems were made without adversely affecting the fluoride removal performance.

Academic text (1997)
Test results from the RO unit (even without carbon-post filters) showed consistently high HPC.

Academic text (1997)
Because the HPC limit could not be raised, the reverse-osmosis (RO) units required modification.

Academic text (1997)

Surface Forms

Ro singular

Ros plural

Etymology

Ro is the name of a made-up language created to avoid ordinary words and to sort ideas by meaning into an abstract system. A helpful way to remember Ro is to think of it like a neat 'row' of boxes for ideas, because the language gives each idea its own place and so feels more like a system of meanings than a list of borrowed words.