dyslexia

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Etymology

Circa 1890, from New Latin dys- + lexia, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) expressing the idea of difficulty, and λέξις (léxis, “diction”, “word”).

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  • (US) IPA(key): /dɪsˈlɛksi.ə/

Noun

dyslexia (countable and uncountable, plural dyslexias)

  1. (neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.

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