-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

Example Sentences

“We do not believe the changes made reflect a commitment to freedom of expression as a fundamental human right nor to racial and social justice in global sports,” said the letter, which was posted on the website of the Muhammad Ali Center and also signed by Ali’s daughter, four-time boxing world champion Lalia Ali.

From Seattle Times

The girl’s father screamed, “My little girl’s been shot,” according to Lalia Lara, who works in a cellphone store.

From Washington Times

As hard-partying, chain-smoking attorney Lalia, Mouna Hawa is unstoppable, suffering no fool in her orbit gladly, whether he's a grabby stranger or a flirty colleague.

From Los Angeles Times

The first thirty pages are devoted to the epitaph on Ælia Lælia Crispus.

From Project Gutenberg

Cicero, 8; tribute of, to Lælia, 23; Tulia's letters to, 29.

From Project Gutenberg