a slight disorder of the brain that causes difficulty in reading and spelling, for example, but does not affect intelligence
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NAmE//dɪsˈlɛksɪk//
adjective He's dyslexic. noun writing courses for dyslexicsSee dyslexia in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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