Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laloplegia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lalo-ple-gia
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Paralysis of the organs of speech.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He made expressive gestures to manifest his thoughts, and on giving him pencil and paper he was able to write them down. His tongue preserved all its movements and its sensibility. It was evidently a case of laloplegia."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαλέω (laléō, “talk”) + -plegia, equivalent to lalo- + -plegia.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does laloplegia mean?: Paralysis of the organs of speech.
Where does laloplegia come from?: From Ancient Greek λαλέω (laléō, “talk”) + -plegia, equivalent to lalo- + -plegia.

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