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