XENOGLOSSOPHILIA

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N., Pam M.S.
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a propensity to utilize unknown or foreign terms, especially in an ostentatious manner.

XENOGLOSSOPHILIA: "Lauren's speech is affected by xenoglossophilia."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. LANGUAGE ESP
  2. KEY-WORD METHOD
  3. LEUKOCYTE
  4. COOPERATIVE MOTIVE
  5. METALANGUAGE
  6. PLAIN ENGLISH LAW 1
  7. STRANGE SITUATION
  8. PARAPHRASIC ERROR
  9. BINOMIAL EFFECT SIZE DISPLAY
  10. TEMPTATION
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "XENOGLOSSOPHILIA," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 29, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/xenoglossophilia/ (accessed November 28, 2020).
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