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Definition of Palilalia
1. Noun. A pathological condition in which a word is rapidly and involuntarily repeated.
Definition of Palilalia
1. Noun. (clinical psychology) A complex tic comprising the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, which may sound like stuttering. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Palilalia
1. Synonym: paliphrasia. Origin: G. Palin, again, + lalia, a form of speech (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palilalia
Literary usage of Palilalia
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1. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1913)
"palilalia.—The symptom is described as " the involuntary repetition two or more
times in succession of ..."
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