IDIOGLOSSIA


Meaning of IDIOGLOSSIA in English

— idioglottic /id'ee euh glot"ik/ , adj.

/id'ee euh glos"ee euh, -glaw"see euh/ , n.

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.

[ 1890-95; idiógloss ( os ) of distinct or peculiar tongue ( idio- IDIO- + -glossos, adj. deriv. of glôssa tongue) + -ia -IA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .