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echolalia

Syllabification: (ech·o·la·li·a)
Pronunciation: /ˌekōˈlālēə/
Definition of echolalia

noun

Psychiatry
  • meaningless repetition of another person’s spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder.
  • repetition of speech by a child learning to talk.

Origin:

late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek ēkhō 'echo' + lalia 'speech'

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