idioglossia
i noun
1.
a private form of speech invented by one child or by children who are in close contact, as twins.
2.
a pathological condition characterized by speech so distorted as to be unintelligible.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a private language, as invented by a child or between two children, esp twins |
| 2. | a pathological condition in which a person's speech is so severely distorted that it is unintelligible |
| [C19: from Greek idios private, separate + glossa tongue] | |
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Idioglossia
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