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glossogenesis

glossogenesis noun: the study of the development of language.

Noun

glossogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The study of the development of language.

Origin of glossogenesis

From glosso- + -genesis.

Questions about glossogenesis

What does glossogenesis mean?
Glossogenesis means the study of the development of language.
What part of speech is glossogenesis?
Glossogenesis is a noun.

Words near glossogenesis in the dictionary

  1. glossocomon
  2. Glossodia
  3. glossodynia
  4. glossoepiglottic
  5. glossoepiglottidean
  6. glossogenesis
  7. glossogenetic
  8. glossogenetics
  9. glossograph
  10. glossographer
  11. glossographers

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