| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| alexia |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·lex·i·a |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -l k s - |
| NOUN: | Loss of the ability to read, usually caused by brain lesions. Also called word blindness. | | ETYMOLOGY: | a–1 + Greek lexis, speech (from legein, to speak; see leg- in Appendix I) + –ia1.
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