When and Where I Found It: This is the Word of the Day today on dictionary.com. I wanted to post another word this week, but I was having trouble finding a good one, so I decided to check dictionary.com to see if their Word of the Day was interesting.
What It Means: According to dictionary.com, this word has two distinct meanings. The first refers to "a private form of speech invented by one child or by children who are in close contact, as twins." The second meaning refers to a "pathological condition characterized by speech so distorted as to be unintelligible."
Idioglossia (n.) In dictionary.com Retrieved from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/idioglossia
Level of Familiarity: I had never heard of this word before I found it on this website.
Do I Want to Know This Word Well and Why? While I will most likely never have to know this word's meaning again, I do think that it is an interesting word to know. I find the fact that there is an actual condition in which speech is distorted to be intriguing, as well as the fact that this same word can also refer to an invented language by children.
Do I Think Others Should Know This Word Well...If So, Who and Why? I don't think most people will encounter this word on a daily basis, so I'm not sure that everyone necessarily needs to know this word well. However, it is an interesting word to know. Also, it would be good for parents and those in the medical profession to know this word, in order to explain the type of behavior the word refers to.
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