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alexia
a·lex·i·a [ ə léksee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
inability to read: a loss of the ability to read, caused by a disorder of the central nervous system
[Late 19th century. <a3 + Greek lexis "speech"; meaning influenced by Latin legere "read"]
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