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embolalia

/ˌɛmbəˈleɪliə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-bo-lalia
IPA
/ˌɛmbəˈleɪliə/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Automatic speech; verbalization that occurs without conscious effort by the individual, such as repetitions and filler words.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “something thrown in”) + -lalia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɛmbəˈleɪliə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

embololalia (alternative)

Synonyms

embolophrasia

Questions

How do you pronounce embolalia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛmbəˈleɪliə/.
What does embolalia mean?
Automatic speech; verbalization that occurs without conscious effort by the individual, such as repetitions and filler words.
Where does embolalia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce embolalia

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