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Definition of exoglossic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

exoglossic

adjective

NAmE//ˌɛksoʊˈɡlɔsɪk//

, NAmE//ˌɛksoʊˈɡlɑsɪk//

(linguistics)

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

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