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idioglossia
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idioglossia [ˌɪdɪəʊˈglɒsɪə]
n
1. (Linguistics) a private language, as invented by a child or between two children, esp twins
2. (Medicine / Pathology) a pathological condition in which a person's speech is so severely distorted that it is unintelligible
[from Greek idios private, separate + glossa tongue]


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In actual fact the twin languages can actually be used to augment each other and to help explain context where difficulty does arise.
 
 
 
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