echolalia

ech·o·la·li·a

 (ĕk′ō-lā′lē-ə)

n.

The repetition of words or phrases spoken by others, often occurring in people with autism spectrum disorder and certain other mental disorders.

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[echo + Greek laliā, talk (from lalos, talkative).]

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ech′o·la′lic (-lĭk) adj.

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echolalia

(ˌɛkəʊˈleɪlɪə)

n

(Psychiatry) psychiatry the tendency to repeat mechanically words just spoken by another person: can occur in cases of brain damage, mental retardation, and schizophrenia

[C19: from New Latin, from echo + Greek lalia talk, chatter, from lalein to chatter]

echolalic adj

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ech•o•la•li•a

(ˌɛk oʊˈleɪ li ə)

n.

the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person, esp. as associated with mental disorder.

[1880–85]

ech`o•lal′ic (-ˈlæl ɪk, -ˈleɪ lɪk) adj.

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echolalia

the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of sounds and words heard from others. — echolalic, adj.

See also: Speech

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	echolalia - an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others echo - a reply that repeats what has just been said
	2.	echolalia - (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia) repeating, repetition - the act of doing or performing again psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders

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Translations

écholalie

ech·o·la·li·a

n. ecolalia, trastorno de repetición involuntaria de sonidos y palabras después de oírlas.

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