echolalia

noun echo·la·lia \ˌe-kō-ˈlā-lē-ə\

Definition of ECHOLALIA

: the often pathological repetition of what is said by other people as if echoing them

— echo·lal·ic \-ˈla-lik\ adjective

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1885

Medical Dictionary

noun echo·la·lia \ˌek-ō-ˈlā-lē-ə\

: the often pathological repetition of what is said by other people as if echoing them

—echo·lal·ic \-ˈlal-ik\ adjective

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