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Meaning of xenoglossy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌziːnəˈɡlɒsi/

Definitions

  1. Knowledge of a language one has never learned.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Glossolalia.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية زينوغلوسيا
Deutsch Xenoglossie
Ελληνικά ξενογλωσσία
Español xenoglosia
Français xénoglossie
Italiano xenoglossia
한국어 제노글로시
Nederlands xenoglossie xenolalie
Português xenoglossia

Examples

“The most well-documented case of xenoglossy, however, concerned Swiss Medium Hélène Smith (1861-1929), who falsely claimed to speak the Martian language.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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