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xenoglossy
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xenoglossynoun
Knowledge of a language one has never learned.
xenoglossynoun
Glossolalia.
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ξενογλωσσία (ksenoglossia), from ξένος (foreign) and γλώσσα (language).
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Xenoglossy
Xenoglossy, also written xenoglossia, is the putative paranormal phenomenon in which a person is able to speak or write a language he or she could not have acquired by natural means. For example, a person who speaks German fluently, but who is not a native German speaker, has never studied German, never been to a German-speaking country, and never associated with German speakers or had any other source of exposure to the German language, would be said to exhibit xenoglossy. The existence of xenoglossy is not generally accepted by linguists and psychologists. However, psychiatrist and paranormal researcher Ian Stevenson documented several cases that he considered authentic. The words derive from Greek ξένος, "foreigner" and γλῶσσα, "tongue" or "language".
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of xenoglossy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of xenoglossy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- xénoglossieFrench
- xenoglossyHindi
- xenoglossyIndonesian
- xenoglossyKannada
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