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noun
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Origin of word blindness
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby word blindness
word accent, wordage, word association, word association test, word-blind, word blindness, wordbook, wordbreak, word burst, word class, word deafness
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How to use word blindness in a sentence
Occlusion of the left posterior cerebral artery causes extensive softening of the occipital lobe and produces pure word blindness.
British Dictionary definitions for word blindness
Derived forms of word blindness
word-blind, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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