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xenoglossy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌziːnəˈɡlɒsi/
  • /ˌzɛnəˈɡlɒsi/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Knowledge of a language one has never learned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: xenoglossia

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Glossolalia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From xeno- + -glossia, borrowed from French xénoglossie.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زينوغلوسيا — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Catalan: xenoglòssia — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Chinese Mandarin: 特殊语言能力 — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Czech: xenoglosie — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Dutch: xenoglossie — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Dutch: xenolalie — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • French: xénoglossie — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Galician: xenoglosia — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • German: Xenoglossie — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Greek: ξενογλωσσία (xenoglossía) — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Hungarian: xenoglosszia — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Indonesian: xenoglosia — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Italian: xenoglossia — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Korean: 제노글로시 (jenogeullosi) — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Lithuanian: ksenoglosija — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Malay: xenoglossia — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Persian: زنوگلاسی — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Portuguese: xenoglossia — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Russian: ксеногло́ссия (ksenoglóssija) — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Spanish: xenoglosia — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Turkish: ksenoglosi — knowledge of a language one has never learned
  • Ukrainian: ксеноголосія (ksenoholosija) — knowledge of a language one has never learned