"glottogony" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡlɒˈtɒɡəni/, /ɡləˈtɒɡəni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glottogony.wav
Etymology: From Ancient Greek γλῶττα (glôtta, “tongue, language”) + γονή (gonḗ, “generation”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{uder|en|grc|γλῶττα||tongue, language}} Ancient Greek γλῶττα (glôtta, “tongue, language”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} glottogony (uncountable)
  1. The genesis of language, i. e. the emergence of a system of verbal communication from proto-linguistic or non-linguistic means of communication. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-glottogony-en-noun-E9T-YO3Q
  2. The study of language origins. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-glottogony-en-noun-aoujylYq Disambiguation of Linguistics: 43 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: glottogonic, glottogonist Related terms: glottogenetic, glottogenesis, cosmogony
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