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echopraxia

ech·o·prax·i·a [ èkō práksee ə ] or ech·o·prax·is [ èkō práksiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
imitation of an action: the compulsive imitation of the actions of others, often a sign of a psychiatric disorder

[Early 20th century. < modern Latin< Greek ēkhō "echo" + praxis "action"]
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