Home › Words › D › diglottismdiglottism/daɪˈɡlɒtɪzəm/diglottism · noun — bilingualism.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).diglottism is pronounced /daɪˈɡlɒtɪzəm/.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek δίγλωττος (díglōttos, “speaking two languages”), from δι- (di-, “two”) + γλῶττα (glôtta, “tongue”).nounbilingualisme.g.“there are two of these diglottisms in a single line” — 1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bilinguality 76% match — bilingualism vs diglottism →bilinguous 71% match — bilingual. vs diglottism →diglot 70% match — A bilingual inscription, book, or person. vs diglottism →diglossal 67% match — Diglossic. vs diglottism →digraphia 66% match — The concurrent use of two scripts for the same spoken language. vs diglottism →biloquialism 65% match — biloquism vs diglottism →polyglottery 65% match — polyglotism vs diglottism →bilingualism 65% match — The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages. vs diglottism →