glottogonist

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/ɡlɒˈtɒɡənɪst//ɡləˈtɒɡənɪst/

noun

One who studies glottogony.

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Meanings

nounglottogonist (plural glottogonists)

plural glottogonists

  1. One who studies glottogony.

    The sixteenth century saw the emergence of the first European glottogonists, scholars who study the origin of language.

    2022, Morten H. Christiansen, Nick Chater, chapter 4, in The Language Game […] , →ISBN
adjectiveglottogonist (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelated to glottogony.

    What ultimately doomed these early glottogonist speculations was that they all took on the impossible task of arguing for a single origin of all aspects of language.

    2022, Morten H. Christiansen, Nick Chater, chapter 4, in The Language Game […] , →ISBN
Cite this entry
APA

glottogonist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glottogonist

MLA

“glottogonist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glottogonist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glottogonist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glottogonist.

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