alalia

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Translations

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From a- (“without”) + -lalia (“speech”)

Noun [edit]

alalia (uncountable)

(medicine) The loss of the ability to speak, especially due to paralysis of the vocal cords

Translations [edit]

loss of the ability to speak

Icelandic: málhelti (is) n

Russian: ала́лия (ru) (alálija) f

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