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pervasive developmental disorder

/pɜːˈveɪsɪv dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntl dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
per-va-sive de-vel-op-men-tal dis-or-der
IPA
/pɜːˈveɪsɪv dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntl dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/
48
Scrabble Score
30
Letters
9
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of disorders characterized by delays in the development of multiple basic functions including socialization and communication. They were five in the DSM-IV: Asperger syndrome, autism, childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett syndrome, and PDD-NOS.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /pɜːˈveɪsɪv dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntl dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

pervasive developmental disorders (plural)

Synonyms

PDD

Questions

How do you pronounce pervasive developmental disorder?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɜːˈveɪsɪv dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntl dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/.
What does pervasive developmental disorder mean?
Any of a group of disorders characterized by delays in the development of multiple basic functions including socialization and communication. They were five in the DSM-IV: Asperger syndrome, autism, childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett syndrome, and PDD-NOS.

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