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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

-glossia en · X

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). Compare gloss-, glott-.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) Used to form nouns relating to the tongue.
    • diglossia, macroglossia, pachyglossia
  2. (morpheme) Used to form nouns relating to language or speech.
    • diglossia, heteroglossia, xenoglossia

Forms

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Relateds

-glossic · -glot