Echopraxia
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another. countable, uncountable
"For example, a tic is an automatic form of echopraxia, involving to some slight degree the emotions and the volition and having been originally acquired by suggestion and imitation."
Example
More examples"For example, a tic is an automatic form of echopraxia, involving to some slight degree the emotions and the volition and having been originally acquired by suggestion and imitation."
Etymology
From echo- + -praxia. Analogous to echolalia.
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