-lalia
-lalia
a combining form used in the formation of nouns denoting abnormal or disordered forms of speech, as specified by the initial element: echolalia; glossolalia.
Origin:
< Neo-Latin < Greek laliá talking, chatter, equivalent to lal(eîn) to chatter, babble + -ia -ia
< Neo-Latin < Greek laliá talking, chatter, equivalent to lal(eîn) to chatter, babble + -ia -ia
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| -lalia | |
| —combining form | |
| indicating a speech defect or abnormality: coprolalia; echolalia | |
| [New Latin, from Greek lalia chatter, from lalein to babble] | |
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-lalia
is always a great word to know.
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