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aphemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aphemia
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin aphēmia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “voice”). By surface analysis, a- + -phemia.

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

aphemias (plural)

Derived Forms

aphemic

Questions

What does aphemia mean?
A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.
Where does aphemia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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