"strephosymbolia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined in 1925 by Samuel Orton. From Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō, “turn aside”) + symbol + -ia. Etymology templates: {{af|en|grc:στρέφω|symbol|-ia|t1=turn aside}} Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō, “turn aside”) + symbol + -ia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} strephosymbolia (uncountable)
  1. A tendency, associated with word blindness, to twist or invert certain similar letters (such as b and d) when reading. Wikipedia link: strephosymbolia Tags: uncountable
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