Definitions For Diglossia

Noun

DIGLOSSIA (uncountable) (linguistics, sociology) The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages. : (pathology) The presence of a cleft or doubled tongue. : Synonym: bifid tongue, cleft tongue

Related terms

diglossic

Translations

Arabic: اِزْدِوَاجِيَّة لُغَوِيَّة, f (izdiwājiyya luḡawiyya), دِيجْلُوسْيَا, f (diglūsyā) Chinese: : Mandarin: 雙層語言, sc=Hani, and ).

Is Diglossia a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
13

The word Diglossia is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

Look up a Word

Search the dictionary for definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, and more!

Help Us Improve This Tool

We would LOVE to hear your FEEDBACK on this tool!

Cite This Article

Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

WORD SCRAMBLE. THE WORD FINDER located on the website https://www.thewordfinder.com/