Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

facilitated communication

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
fa-cil-i-tat-ed -com-mu-ni-ca-tion
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
10
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The now-discredited technique of assisting a person with a disability to communicate by helping them to point out letters of the alphabet on a board so as to spell a message.

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Ouija

Synonyms

FC

Questions

What does facilitated communication mean?
The now-discredited technique of assisting a person with a disability to communicate by helping them to point out letters of the alphabet on a board so as to spell a message.

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