Alexia

//əˈlɛk.si.ə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    inability to perceive written words wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Synonyms

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word blindnessvisual aphasiavisual aphasia

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + λέξις (léxis, “speech”) + -ia.

Etymology 2

Feminine form of Alexius.

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