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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
-lalia, 
  1. a combining form used in the formation of nouns denoting abnormal or disordered forms of speech, as specified by the initial element:echolalia; glossolalia.
  • Greek laliá talking, chatter, equivalent. to lal(eîn) to chatter, babble + -ia -ia
  • Neo-Latin

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-lalia combining form
  1. indicating a speech defect or abnormality: coprolalia, echolalia
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek lalia chatter, from lalein to babble
'-lalia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
echolalia - alalia - coprolalia - dyslalia - glossolalia - Lalo

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