"homoglossia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: homo- + -glossia Etymology templates: {{af|en|homo-|-glossia}} homo- + -glossia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} homoglossia (uncountable)
  1. (sociology, linguistics) The presence of a single linguistic variety, style of discourse, or point of view, as in a literary work. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics, Sociology

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