"echolalia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛkə(ʊ)ˈleɪlɪə/ [UK], /ˌɛkoʊˈleɪliə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-echolalia.wav Forms: echolalias [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪliə Etymology: From echo + -lalia; Latin ēchō from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “reflected sound, echo”), and -lalia from Ancient Greek λαλιά (laliá, “talk, chat”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|echo|lalia}} echo + -lalia, {{der|en|la|ēchō}} Latin ēchō, {{der|en|grc|ἠχώ||reflected sound, echo}} Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “reflected sound, echo”), {{der|en|grc|λαλιά||talk, chat}} Ancient Greek λαλιά (laliá, “talk, chat”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} echolalia (countable and uncountable, plural echolalias)
  1. (clinical psychology, autism) The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Autism, Clinical psychology Hyponyms: movie talk, TV talk Translations (echoing of words or phrases): ехола́лия (eholálija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ecolàlia [feminine] (Catalan), 模仿言語 (Chinese Mandarin), 模仿言语 (mófǎngyányǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), echolálie [feminine] (Czech), echolalie [feminine] (Dutch), kaikupuhe (Finnish), ekolalia (Finnish), écholalie [feminine] (French), Echolalie [feminine] (German), bergmálstal [neuter] (Icelandic), ecolalia [feminine] (Italian), echolalija [feminine] (Lithuanian), echolalia [feminine] (Polish), ecolalia [feminine] (Portuguese), ecolalie [feminine] (Romanian), эхола́лия (exolálija) [feminine] (Russian), eholalija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ехолалија [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ecolalia [feminine] (Spanish), ekolali (Swedish), ekolali (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-echolalia-en-noun-T4QWsF-w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -lalia, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 20 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -lalia: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 42 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 32 30 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 41 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 31 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 33 33 33 Topics: clinical-psychology, human-sciences, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'echoing of words or phrases': 94 3 3
  2. An infant's repetitive imitation of vocal sounds spoken by another person, occurring naturally during childhood development. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-echolalia-en-noun-x3PNJviH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -lalia, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 20 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -lalia: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 42 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 32 30 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 41 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 31 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 31 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 33 33 33
  3. Any apparently meaningless, repetitious noises, especially voices. Tags: countable, uncountable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autoecholalia, echolalic

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "eholálija",
      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
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        "feminine"
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      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
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      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
      "word": "模仿言語"
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      "roman": "mófǎngyányǔ",
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      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "echolálie"
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      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
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      "word": "echolalie"
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      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
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      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
      "word": "ekolalia"
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      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
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      "word": "écholalie"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Echolalie"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
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      "word": "bergmálstal"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
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      "word": "ecolalia"
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "echolalija"
    },
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "ro",
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      "word": "ecolalie"
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      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
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      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "echoing of words or phrases",
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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