"glossophile" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: glossophiles [plural]
Etymology: From glosso- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|glosso|phile}} glosso- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} glossophile (plural glossophiles)
  1. Synonym of linguaphile. Synonyms: linguaphile [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: glossophilia

Inflected forms

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