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alalia

[uh-ley-lee-uh, uh-leyl-yuh]

a·la·li·a

[uh-ley-lee-uh, uh-leyl-yuh]
noun Pathology.
an inability to speak.

Origin:
1875–80; a-6 + Greek lalia talk, chatter, equivalent to lal(leîn) to talk, chatter + -ia -y3
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Alalia is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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alalia (æˈleɪlɪə)
 
n
a complete inability to speak; mutism
 
[a-1 + -lalia]

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alalia a·la·li·a (ə-lā'lē-ə)
n.
Impairment or loss of the ability to talk.

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