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| di·glos·si·a [ dī gláwssee ə, dī glóssee ə ] |
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language with high and low forms: the existence of a formal literary form of a language, considered more prestigious, along with a colloquial form used by most speakers and considered of lower status
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| [Mid-20th century. < Greek diglōssos "bilingual" < glōssa "language"] |
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