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Echolalia
Meaning
Noun
●
In Autism & Clinical psychology:
The
involuntary
repetitive
echoing
of
words
or
phrases
spoken by another person; either
immediate
or delayed.
●
An infant's
repetitive
imitation
of
vocal
sounds
spoken by another person,
occurring
naturally
during
childhood
development.
●
Any
apparently
meaningless
,
repetitious
noises
, especially voices.
Sourced from
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Origin
echolalia
English
-lalia
English
λαλιά
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
echo
English
echo
Latin
ἠχώ
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἠχή
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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