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triglossia

triglossia noun: the coexistence of three closely related native languages or dialects among a certain population.

Noun

triglossia (uncountable)

  1. The coexistence of three closely related native languages or dialects among a certain population.

Origin of triglossia

From tri- + -glossia.

Questions about triglossia

What does triglossia mean?
Triglossia means the coexistence of three closely related native languages or dialects among a certain population.
What part of speech is triglossia?
Triglossia is a noun.

Words near triglossia in the dictionary

  1. triglid
  2. triglids
  3. triglochin
  4. triglochins
  5. trigloid
  6. triglossia
  7. triglossic
  8. triglot
  9. triglots
  10. triglottic
  11. triglucoside

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