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-glossia

-glossia suffix: used to form nouns relating to the tongue.

Suffix

-glossia

  1. Used to form nouns relating to the tongue.
    • diglossia, macroglossia, pachyglossia
  2. Used to form nouns relating to language or speech.
    • diglossia, heteroglossia, xenoglossia

Forms of -glossia

alternative form-glossy

Origin of -glossia

From the Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). Compare gloss-, glott-.

Questions about -glossia

What does -glossia mean?
-glossia means used to form nouns relating to the tongue.
What part of speech is -glossia?
-glossia is a suffix.

Words near -glossia in the dictionary

  1. -giline
  2. -gliflozin
  3. -gliptin
  4. -glitazar
  5. -glitazone
  6. -glossia
  7. -glot
  8. -glutide
  9. -gnath
  10. -gnathic
  11. -gnathism

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