-lalia
a combining form used in the formation of nouns denoting abnormal or disordered forms of speech, as specified by the initial element: echolalia; glossolalia.
Origin of -lalia
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How to use -lalia in a sentence
Then, as a tremendous crashing sea came over the waist, all the women but Lalia bolted and left us alone.
Rdan The Devil And Other Stories | Louis BeckeSome pious persons have called, among them a very devoted pasteur with his daughter, whose name is Lalia.
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British Dictionary definitions for -lalia
-lalia
combining form
indicating a speech defect or abnormality: coprolalia; echolalia
Origin of -lalia
1New Latin, from Greek lalia chatter, from lalein to babble
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