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cataglottism

cataglottism noun: synonym of French kiss: kissing involving the tongue.

Noun

cataglottism (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Synonym of French kiss: kissing involving the tongue.
    Synonyms:
    French kiss

Synonyms of cataglottism

Origin of cataglottism

From Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “downwards”) + from γλῶττα (glôtta), γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). First attested in the 17th century.

Questions about cataglottism

What does cataglottism mean?
Cataglottism means synonym of French kiss: kissing involving the tongue.
What part of speech is cataglottism?
Cataglottism is a noun.

Words near cataglottism in the dictionary

  1. catagenetic
  2. catagenetically
  3. catagenic
  4. catagenous
  5. catagens
  6. cataglottism
  7. Catagman
  8. catagmatic
  9. catagory
  10. catagraph
  11. catagraphs

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