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glottogenetic

Syllables: glot·to·ge·net·icUK/ˌɡlɒt.əʊ.dʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/US/ˌɡlɑt.oʊ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/

glottogenetic adjective: of or pertaining to the origin of speech.

Adjective

glottogenetic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the origin of speech.
    • The two layers of speech are also called — if one looks at speech from a glottogenetic point of view — 'impositions'.1977, C.H.M. Versteegh, Greek Elements in Arabic Linguistic Thinking, →ISBN, page 166
    • Even though evolutionary continuity implies the existence of an interface between the archaeolinguistic and glottogenetic stages, this interface has to be very differently structured from the ones between the other stages.1994, I. Hegedüs, "Principles for palaeolinguistic reconstruction," in Archaeology and Language (edited by Roger M Blench and Matthew Spriggs), page 70

glottogenetic meaning in Bengali

glottogenetic in Bengali

কথা, বাকশক্তির উৎস সম্পর্কিত

Origin of glottogenetic

From glotto- + genetic.

Words that rhyme with glottogenetic

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Questions about glottogenetic

What does glottogenetic mean?
Glottogenetic means of or pertaining to the origin of speech.
What is glottogenetic in Bengali?
Glottogenetic in Bengali is কথা, বাকশক্তির উৎস সম্পর্কিত. See Glottogenetic meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is glottogenetic?
Glottogenetic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce glottogenetic?
Glottogenetic is pronounced /ˌɡlɑt.oʊ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/ (US).

Words near glottogenetic in the dictionary

  1. glottochronologists
  2. glottochronology
  3. glottocode
  4. glottocodes
  5. glottogenesis
  6. glottogenetic
  7. glottogonic
  8. glottogonist
  9. glottogonists
  10. glottogony
  11. glottogram

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