idioglossia

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idioglossia [‚id·ē·ə′gläs·ē·ə]

(psychology)

Speech or other vocalizations unique to an individual and generally incomprehensible to others; may be normal, as during childhood development, or representative of a pathological process.

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No references found			Research in the Netherlands found about 40 per cent of twins develop their own language - or idioglossia - but normally only for a short while. TWINCOMPREHENSIBLE; 4-year-olds talk in own language even their mum ... by The Mirror (London, England) Research in the Netherlands has shown that as many as two fifths of twins may develop their own language - or idioglossia. BROTHER ONLY TALK TWINGLISH; No one can understand them by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			identity system identity theft identity theory identity unit ideogenous Ideographic Writing ideokinetic apraxia Ideological Commitment Ideology ideomotor Ideomotor Act ideomotor apraxia ideotype Ider Ides Ides of March iDevice IDF Idfu Ídhra Idioadaptation idioblast idiochromatic idiochromatin Idiocy idioglossia idiogram Idiolect Idiom Idiomatics idiomorphic Idiomorphism idiomuscular idiopathic arthritis idiopathic colitis idiopathic eunuchoidism idiopathic familial jaundice idiopathic hypercholesterolemia idiopathic megacolon idiopathic pulmonary hemisiderosis idiopathic steatorrhea idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura idiopathic ulcerative colitis idiopathy idiophase idiosome idiostatic connection Idiostolidae Idiosyncrasy idiot idiot tape			idio- idio- Idioadaptation idioagglutinin Idiobiont idioblast idioblast idioblastic idioblastic idiochromatic idiochromatin idiocies idiocies idiocies idiocies Idiocity Idiocity Idiocity Idiocrasis Idiocrasy Idiocrasy Idiocrasy Idiocratic idiocy idiocy idiocy idiocy Idiocyclophanous Idioelectric Idiogenes idioglossia idiogram idiogram idiogram Idiograph idiographic idioheteroagglutinin idioheterolysin idioisoagglutinin idioisolysin Idiojunctional Pacemaker Idiojunctional Rhythm Idiojunctional Rhythm Idiojunctional Rhythm Idiojunctional Rhythm Idiojunctional Rhythm Idiolalia Idiolalia Idiolalia idiolatry idiolect idiolect idiolectal idiolectal idiolectic idiolectic idiolects idiolects idiolysin idiom idiom

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