mogilalia

American  

[moj-uh-ley-lee-uh, -leyl-yuh] / ˌmɒdʒ əˈleɪ li ə, -ˈleɪl yə /

noun

1. any speech disorder characterized by difficulty or hesitancy in speech production, as stuttering or stammering; disfluency.

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Etymology

Origin of mogilalia

First recorded in 1875–80; from Greek mogilál(os) “hardly talking” ( mógi(s) “with difficulty” + lálos “babbling”) + -ia noun suffix; see -ia

Example Sentences

Only the examples added for explaining mogilalia and paralalia are taken in part from Sigismund, a few others from Vierordt.

From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by Preyer, William T.

These examples illustrate very well the mogilalia and paralalia that exist in every child, but with differences in each individual.

From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by Preyer, William T.