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a combining form used in the formation of nouns denoting abnormal or disordered forms of speech, as specified by the initial element: echolalia; glossolalia.

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Origin of -lalia

<New Latin <Greek laliá talking, chatter, equivalent to lal(eîn) to chatter, babble + -ia-ia

Words nearby -lalia

laky, Lala, la-la land, lalang, lalapalooza, -lalia, La Línea, Lalique, Lalitpur, lall, Lallan

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How to use -lalia in a sentence

Then, as a tremendous crashing sea came over the waist, all the women but Lalia bolted and left us alone.
Rdan The Devil And Other Stories|Louis Becke
Some pious persons have called, among them a very devoted pasteur with his daughter, whose name is Lalia.
Eli and Sibyl Jones|Rufus Matthew Jones

British Dictionary definitions for -lalia

-lalia

combining form

indicating a speech defect or abnormalitycoprolalia; echolalia

Word Origin for -lalia

New Latin, from Greek lalia chatter, from lalein to babble

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