alexia

Definitions


[əˈlɛksɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- inability to recognize or read written words or letters, typically as a result of brain damage


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Origin:
late 19th century: from a- ‘without’ + Greek lexis ‘speech’, from legein ‘speak’, which was confused with Latin legere ‘read’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries