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ech·o·la·li·a    Audio Help   [ek-oh-ley-lee-uh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Psychiatry. the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person.
2.the imitation by a baby of the vocal sounds produced by others, occurring as a natural phase of childhood development.
[Origin: 1880–85; echo + -lalia]

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ech·o·lal·ic,    Audio Help   [ek-oh-lal-ik, -ley-lik] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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ech·o·la·li·a    Audio Help   (ěk'ō-lā'lē-ə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Psychiatry The immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others, often a symptom of autism or some types of schizophrenia.
  2. An infant's repetition of the sounds made by others, a normal occurrence in childhood development.


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

ech'o·la'lic (-lĭk) adj.
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echolalia

noun
1. an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others 
2. (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia) 

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echolalia ech·o·la·li·a (ěk'ō-lā'lē-ə)
n.

  1. The immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others, often a symptom of autism or some types of schizophrenia. Also called echophrasia.
  2. An infant's repetition of the sounds made by others, a normal occurrence in childhood development. Also called echophrasia.
ech'o·la'lic (-lĭk) adj.

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Main Entry: echo·la·lia
Pronunciation: "ek-O-'lA-lE-&
Function: noun
: the often pathological repetition of what is said by other people asif echoing them —echo·lal·ic /-'lal-ik/ adjective

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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