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διγλωσσία

διγλωσσία

Greek

Noun

διγλωσσία (diglossía) f (plural διγλωσσίες)

  1. (linguistics) diglossia (the coexistence of two languages within a population, one of which is more prestigious than the other)
  2. (linguistics) bilingualism (the use of two languages within a community)
  3. (figuratively) hypocrisy (in politics: the mouthing of different policies, dependent upon circumstances)

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