Associations to the word «Echolalia»
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Wiktionary
ECHOLALIA, noun. (clinical psychology) The immediate, involuntary, and repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another.
ECHOLALIA, noun. An infant's repetitive imitation of vocal sounds spoken by another person, occurring naturally during childhood development.
ECHOLALIA, noun. Any apparently meaningless, repetitious noises, especially voices.
Dictionary definition
ECHOLALIA, noun. An infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others.
ECHOLALIA, noun. (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia).
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.