glossolalia
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glossolalia
[glos″o-la´le-ah]gibberish that simulates coherent speech.
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glos·so·la·li·a
(glos'ō-lā'lē-ă),Rarely used term for unintelligible jargon or babbling.
[glosso- + G. lalia, talk, chat]
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glossolalia
(glô′sə-lā′lē-ə, glŏs′ə-)n.
1. Fabricated and nonmeaningful speech, especially such speech associated with a trance state or certain schizophrenic syndromes.
2. See gift of tongues.
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glossolalia
Psychiatry Gibberish, 'speaking in tongues'McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
glos·so·la·li·a
(glos'ō-lā'lē-ă)Rarely used term for unintelligible jargon or babbling.
[glosso- + G. lalia, talk, chat]
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glossolalia
‘speaking in tongues’. The production of a stream of usually meaningless sounds resembling words. Glossolalia is a skill acquired by some people who enjoy a high state of religious excitement and is often accorded respect by like-minded observers.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005