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mixoglossia

mixoglossia noun: the mixing of several languages in multilingual societies.

Noun

mixoglossia (uncountable)

  1. the mixing of several languages in multilingual societies

Origin of mixoglossia

From mixo- (“mixed”) + -glossia (“tongue, language”). Compare idioglossia, macroglossia.

Questions about mixoglossia

What does mixoglossia mean?
Mixoglossia means the mixing of several languages in multilingual societies.
What part of speech is mixoglossia?
Mixoglossia is a noun.

Words near mixoglossia in the dictionary

  1. mixobarbaric
  2. mixodectid
  3. mixodectids
  4. mixoeuhaline
  5. mixogamous
  6. mixoglossia
  7. mixogram
  8. mixograms
  9. mixograph
  10. mixographs
  11. mixohaline

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