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- [uh-ley-lee-uh, uh-leyl-yuh]
- /əˈleɪ li ə, əˈleɪl yə/
- /əlˈeɪliə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-ley-lee-uh, uh-leyl-yuh]
- /əˈleɪ li ə, əˈleɪl yə/
Definitions of alalia word
- noun alalia a complete inability to speak; mutism 3
- noun alalia an inability to speak. 1
- noun alalia (medicine) The loss of the ability to speak, especially due to paralysis of the vocal cords. 1
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Origin of alalia
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; a-6 + Greek lalia talk, chatter, equivalent to lal(leîn) to talk, chatter + -ia -y3
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Parts of speech for Alalia
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alalia popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.