"echopathy" meaning in English

See echopathy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: echopathies [plural]
Etymology: From echo + -pathy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|echo|pathy}} echo + -pathy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} echopathy (countable and uncountable, plural echopathies)
  1. A morbid condition characterized by automatic and purposeless repetition of words or imitation of actions. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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      },
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    }
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        ],
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        ],
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}

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