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idioglossia

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id⋅i⋅o⋅glos⋅si⋅a

  [id-ee-uh-glos-ee-uh, -glaw-see-uh]
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–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.
Origin:
1890–95; < Gk idióglōss(os) of distinct or peculiar tongue (idio- idio- + -glōssos, adj. deriv. of glôssa tongue) + -ia -ia

Related forms:
id⋅i⋅o⋅glot⋅tic  [id-ee-uh-glot-ik] , adjective
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Main Entry: id·io·glos·sia
Pronunciation: -'glä-sE-&, -'glo-
Function: noun
: a condition in which words are so poorlyarticulated that speech is either unintelligible or appears to be a made-up language
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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