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Glottophagy
Noun
Definitions
1.
Noun
The absorption or replacement of minor languages or dialects by major ones.
Synonyms
mixoglossia
substitution
xenization
relexification
babelization
macroacquisition
supralocalization
language replacement
language shift
substrate
language assimilation
alloglottography
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