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xenoglossy
xenoglossy n. 
/ˈzɛnəˌɡlɑsi/, /ˈzinəˌɡlɔsi/, /ˈzinəˌɡlɑsi/ [Greek γλῶσσα tongue] the practice or faculty of using intelligibly a language one has not learnt.
Brit. /ˈzɛnə(ʊ)ɡlɒsi/
, /ˈzɛnə(ʊ)ɡlɒsi/U.S. /ˈzɛnəˌɡlɔsi/
, /ˈzɛnəˌɡlɔsi//ˈzɛnəˌɡlɑsi//ˈzinəˌɡlɔsi//ˈzinəˌɡlɑsi/ΘΠ
the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [noun] > quality of being skilled in use of a language
languagea1393
fluencya1684
linguism1819
glossolalia1879
Sprachgefühl1902
xenoglossy1914
xenoglossia1978
xenolalia1978
1914 A. T. de Mattos tr. M. Maeterlinck Unknown Guest iii. 101 Xenoglossy is well known not to be unusual in automatic writing; sometimes even the ‘automatist’ speaks or writes languages of which he is completely ignorant.
1932 I. Emerson tr. E. Bozzano (title) Polyglot mediumship (xenoglossy).
1980 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 9 Aug. 432/2 The investigators are reported to regard her xeno-glossy (ability to speak a foreign language without having learnt it) as a truly paranormal experience.
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