PALILALIA

palilalia

(noun) a pathological condition in which a word is rapidly and involuntarily repeated

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

palilalia (usually uncountable, plural palilalias)

(clinical psychology) A complex tic comprising the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, which may sound like stuttering.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 September 2024

CLEAN

(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; “he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek”; “a clean throw”; “the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife”


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