alexia
a neurologic disorder marked by loss of the ability to understand written or printed language, usually resulting from a brain lesion or a congenital defect.
Origin of alexia
1- Also called word blindness.
Words Nearby alexia
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How to use alexia in a sentence
As a mother to three daughters, Catharina-Amalia, alexia, and Ariane, Máxima has passed her style down to the next generation.
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Is a New Style Icon | Erin Cunningham | May 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“What was discovered in Daraya is horrible,” says a Damascus activist who goes by the name alexia Jade.
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Ben Pepper | Margaret SidneyBut Van, much preferring alexia to Pickering, couldn't say the same, so the carriage rolled on to a gloomy silence within.
Ben Pepper | Margaret SidneyShe was soon ready, and before long there they were, Aunty Whitney and she, driving off to bring alexia home and comfort her up.
Ben Pepper | Margaret Sidney
"alexia isn't home," said Polly, disconsolately, and feeling as if the whole world were out of joint.
Ben Pepper | Margaret SidneyAnd so, although Polly did not forget about alexia, it was some time before she could get Mrs. Whitney's ear to tell her about it.
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British Dictionary definitions for alexia
/ (əˈlɛksɪə) /
a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by impaired ability to read: Nontechnical name: word blindness Compare aphasia
Origin of alexia
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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