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dyslalia

Syllabification: (dys·la·li·a)
Pronunciation: /disˈlālēə/

Definition of dyslalia

noun

Medicine
  • inability to articulate comprehensible speech, especially when associated with the use of private words or sounds.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from dys- 'difficult' + Greek lalia 'speech'

dyslalia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of dyslalia in the British & World English dictionary