-lalia

a combining form used in the formation of nouns denoting abnormal or disordered forms of speech, as specified by the initial element.
echolalia; glossolalia.

-lalia

combining form

indicating a speech defect or abnormality
coprolalia
echolalia

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -lalia¹

< New Latin < Greek ��á talking, chatter, equivalent to lal ( ��î�� ) to chatter, babble + -ia -ia

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -lalia¹

New Latin, from Greek lalia chatter, from lalein to babble

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Example Sentences

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“We do not believe the changes made reflect a commitment to freedom of expression as a fundamental human right nor to racial and social justice in global sports,” said the letter, which was posted on the website of the Muhammad Ali Center and also signed by Ali’s daughter, four-time boxing world champion Lalia Ali.

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The girl’s father screamed, “My little girl’s been shot,” according to Lalia Lara, who works in a cellphone store.

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As hard-partying, chain-smoking attorney Lalia, Mouna Hawa is unstoppable, suffering no fool in her orbit gladly, whether he's a grabby stranger or a flirty colleague.

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The first thirty pages are devoted to the epitaph on Ælia Lælia Crispus.

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Cicero, 8; tribute of, to Lælia, 23; Tulia's letters to, 29.

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When To Use

�� does -lalia mean?

The combining form -lalia is used like a suffix meaning “abnormal or disordered speech.” It is occasionally used in medical terms, especially in pathology.The form -lalia comes from Greek ��á, meaning “talking” or “chatter.”

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