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diglossia

Noun

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(linguistics, sociology) The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages. [from 1959]
Coordinate term: digraphia

(pathology) The presence of a cleft or doubled tongue.
Synonyms: bifid tongue, cleft tongue

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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