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idioglossia
[ id-ee-uh-glos-ee-uh, -glaw-see-uh ]
noun
- a private form of speech invented by one child or by children who are in close contact, as twins.
- a pathological condition characterized by speech so distorted as to be unintelligible.
idioglossia
/ ˌɪdɪəʊˈɡlɒsɪə /
noun
- a private language, as invented by a child or between two children, esp twins
- a pathological condition in which a person's speech is so severely distorted that it is unintelligible
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Other Words From
- id·i·o·glot·tic [id-ee-, uh, -, glot, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of idioglossia1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of idioglossia1
C19: from Greek idios private, separate + glossa tongue
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