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-glot

Language.

Greek glōtta, tongue.

Two common adjectives contain this form: monoglot (Greek monos, alone), knowing or using only one language, as opposed to polyglot (Greek polloi, many) for several (both words can also be nouns to identify individuals with these characteristics).

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