-lalia

American  

1. a combining form used in the formation of nouns denoting abnormal or disordered forms of speech, as specified by the initial element.

   echolalia; glossolalia.

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-lalia British  

combining form

1. indicating a speech defect or abnormality

   coprolalia

   echolalia

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Usage

What does -lalia mean? The combining form -lalia is used like a suffix meaning “abnormal or disordered speech.” It is occasionally used in medical terms, especially in pathology. The form -lalia comes from Greek laliá, meaning “talking” or “chatter.”

Etymology

Origin of -lalia

< New Latin < Greek laliá talking, chatter, equivalent to lal ( eîn ) to chatter, babble + -ia -ia