Glossophile
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of linguaphile.
"“Glossophiles” are in no way troubled by the reproduction ad infinitum of the same content, which others may find absurd. For such devotees, languages are love objects. They enjoy the associations between certain sounds and certain meanings; they appreciate diverse types of sentence structure; they love comparing words against subtle and varying semantic grids."
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More examples"“Glossophiles” are in no way troubled by the reproduction ad infinitum of the same content, which others may find absurd. For such devotees, languages are love objects. They enjoy the associations between certain sounds and certain meanings; they appreciate diverse types of sentence structure; they love comparing words against subtle and varying semantic grids."
Etymology
From glosso- + -phile.
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