OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 22199

echolalia

/ˌɛkə(ʊ)ˈleɪlɪə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ecolalia
The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed.
Their echolalic responses may be much more extensive than the single words or short phrases that are characteristic of normal echolalia. Thus, a pseudoverbal autistic child may res…
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