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dyscravia

/dɪsˈkɹæviə/

dyscravia noun: a subtype of dysgraphia that is characterized by voicing substitution errors in writing.

Noun

dyscravia (uncountable)

  1. A subtype of dysgraphia that is characterized by voicing substitution errors in writing.

Origin of dyscravia

Coined by Aviah Gvion and Naama Friedmann. Deliberate corruption of dysgraphia, by devoicing of [ɡ] to [k] () and voicing of [f] () to [v].

Questions about dyscravia

What does dyscravia mean?
Dyscravia means a subtype of dysgraphia that is characterized by voicing substitution errors in writing.
What part of speech is dyscravia?
Dyscravia is a noun.
How do you pronounce dyscravia?
Dyscravia is pronounced /dɪsˈkɹæviə/.

Words near dyscravia in the dictionary

  1. dyscrasies
  2. dyscrasite
  3. dyscrasy
  4. dyscrasyed
  5. dyscratic
  6. dyscravia
  7. dyscritellid
  8. dyscritellids
  9. dyscromia
  10. dyscromias
  11. dysderid

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