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glottogony

American

[glo-tog-uh-nee] / glɒˈtɒg ə ni /

noun

Linguistics.

the study of the putative origin of language.

Other Word Forms

glottogonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of glottogony

glotto- + -gony

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