xenoglossy

noun

xeno·​glos·​sy

ˈzenəˌgläsē,

-lȯsē

plural -es

: purported use (as by a medium) while in a trance state of a language unknown to the individual under normal conditions

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary xen- + gloss- + -y

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