Dec. 19th, 2008

echolalia

Dec. 19th, 2008 07:21 am
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echolalia - n., the immediate and involuntary repetition of words by others.


This can be a part of normal infant development, or it can be a symptom of autism or some types of schizophrenia. Stress on the third syllable. Coined in the 1880s from Greek roots, from echo + laliā, talk.

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