1. relating to or characterized by diglossia; involving the use of two distinct varieties of a language in different social contexts
Usage: linguistics term; often used in sociolinguistics and language studies

Examples

• Many Arabic-speaking communities are diglossic, using Modern Standard Arabic in formal settings and regional dialects at home.
• The diglossic situation in Greece involves Katharevousa for official documents and Demotic Greek for everyday speech.
• Switzerland presents a diglossic environment where different languages serve different communicative functions.
• Linguists study diglossic societies to understand how speakers switch between language varieties.
• The diglossic nature of the community meant that children learned one variety at school and another at home.