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idioglossia

[id-ee-uh-glos-ee-uh, -glaw-see-uh]

noun

a private form of speech invented by one child or by children who are in close contact, as twins.

a pathological condition characterized by speech so distorted as to be unintelligible.

Origin:
1890–95; < Greek idióglōss(os) of distinct or peculiar tongue (idio- idio- + -glōssos, adj. derivative of glôssa tongue) + -ia -ia

Related forms

id·i·o·glot·tic

[id-ee-uh-glot-ik] , adjective

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idioglossia (ˌɪdɪəʊˈɡlɒsɪə)

—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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