echolalia
nounEtymology
From echo- + -lalia; echo- ultimately from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “reflected sound, echo”), -lalia from λαλιά (laliá, “talk, chat”).
- derived from ἠχώ
Definitions
The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person
The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed.
An infant's repetitive imitation of vocal sounds spoken by another person, occurring…
An infant's repetitive imitation of vocal sounds spoken by another person, occurring naturally during childhood development.
Any apparently meaningless, repetitious noises, especially voices.
- There was the boom of a bass drum, and the voice of the orchestra leader rang out suddenly above the echolalia of the garden.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for echolalia. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA