ECHOLALIA

echolalia

(noun) (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia)

echolalia

(noun) an infant’s repetition of sounds uttered by others

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

echolalia (countable and uncountable, plural echolalias)

(clinical psychology) The immediate, involuntary, and repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another.

An infant's repetitive imitation of vocal sounds spoken by another person, occurring naturally during childhood development.

Any apparently meaningless, repetitious noises, especially voices.

Source: Wiktionary



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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