paralexia

American

[par-uh-lek-see-uh] / ˌpær əˈlɛk si ə /

noun

an impairment of reading ability characterized by the transposition of letters or words.

paralexia British

/ ˌpærəˈlɛksɪə /

noun

a disorder of the ability to read in which words and syllables are meaninglessly transposed

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Other Word Forms

paralexic adjective

Etymology

Origin of paralexia

1875–80; < New Latin, equivalent to para- para- ¹ + Greek léx ( is ) speaking, speech ( lexis ) + -ia

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