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alalia

American  
[uh-ley-lee-uh, uh-leyl-yuh] / əˈleɪ li ə, əˈleɪl yə /

noun

Pathology.

  1. an inability to speak.

alalia British  
/ æˈleɪlɪə /

noun

  1. a complete inability to speak; mutism

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Etymology

Origin of alalia

1875–80; a- 6 + Greek lalia talk, chatter, equivalent to lal ( leîn ) to talk, chatter + -ia -y 3

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