Standard Lemma guide
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noun
Discrimination based on a person's language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Competition among or unequal treatment of languages and their speaker communities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Conversance with, or predilection for, (foreign) languages
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Advocacy of languages on a regional basis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Back-formation from linguist + -ism.
