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paralexia

par·a·lex·i·a [ pàrrə léksee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
language disorder caused by neurological damage: a form of aphasia characterized by a failure to understand printed or written words, with transposition of words or substitution of meaningless sounds

[Late 19th century. <para-1 + Greek lexis "word" (see lexicon)]
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