xenodochial
xenodochial
From Greek meaning "friendly to strangers," xenodochial is a highly intellectual-sounding word for "friendly." Pronounced "zeena-doh-key-ul," it may refer to people or software. " See user friendly.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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] such pairings, deployed by the language of xenophobia, may be engaged in a
xenodochial system of othering that creates, invites, and then excoriates the foreign body to maintain a putatively 'native' national coherence.
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