12 April 2026

Word of the Day: Heteroglossia

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noun 1. A diversity of voices, styles of discourse, or points of view in a literary work and especially a novel.
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Play Button “The novel’s heteroglossia makes it feel like multiple worlds are colliding.”
Play Button “You can hear the heteroglossia in any big city with languages and styles blending everywhere.”

Russian, late 20th century

Why This Word?
The word “heteroglossia” is made up of Greek components — “hetero-” meaning “other or different” and “glĂ´ssa” meaning “tongue, language” — but the concept comes to us from Russia. It’s a translation of ...
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Word of the Day: Heteroglossia

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