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glottophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
glot-to-pho-bia
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

linguistic xenophobia, linguicism; discrimination against people based on their native language or dialect.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From glotto- + -phobia, derived from the French word French glottophobie, which was defined by Philippe Blanchet in 2008.

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Frequently Paired Words

glottophilia

Questions

What does glottophobia mean?
linguistic xenophobia, linguicism; discrimination against people based on their native language or dialect.
Where does glottophobia come from?
It is traced to French.

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