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Definition of endoglossic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

endoglossic

adjective

NAmE//ˌɛndoʊˈɡlɔsɪk//

, NAmE//ˌɛndoʊˈɡlɑsɪk//

(linguistics)

(of a language) used as a first language in a particular country or community and not as a foreign or second language compare exoglossic

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