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alexia definition

alex·ia (ə lek′sē ə, ā-)

noun

a loss of the ability to read, caused by lesions of the brain; word blindness

Etymology: ModL < Gr a-, without + lexis, word, speech < legein, to speak: see logic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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