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embolophrasia

embolophrasia noun: synonym of embolalia.

Noun

embolophrasia (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of embolalia.
    • The feature of embolophrasia e.g. "er" and "um" and word repetitions was used as part of the stuttering symptomatology by two subjects.1983, The South African Journal of Communication Disorders
    Synonyms:
    embolalia

Synonyms of embolophrasia

Origin of embolophrasia

From embolo- + -phrasia.

Questions about embolophrasia

What does embolophrasia mean?
Embolophrasia means synonym of embolalia.
What part of speech is embolophrasia?
Embolophrasia is a noun.

Words near embolophrasia in the dictionary

  1. embololalia
  2. embolomere
  3. embolomeres
  4. embolomycotic
  5. embolon
  6. embolophrasia
  7. embolos
  8. embolotherapies
  9. embolotherapy
  10. embolster
  11. embolstered

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