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Definition of alexia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alexia

noun
 
/əˈleksiə/,
 
/eɪˈleksiə/
 
/əˈleksiə/,
 
/eɪˈleksiə/
[uncountable] (medical)
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  1. the condition of not being able to recognize written words or letters, usually because of brain damage synonym word blindnessTopics Disabilityc2
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from a- ‘without’ + Greek lexis ‘speech’, from legein ‘speak’, which was confused with Latin legere ‘read’.
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