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hyperlexia

hyperlexia noun: the precocious ability to read single words at a very early age.

Noun

hyperlexia (uncountable)

  1. The precocious ability to read single words at a very early age.

Antonyms of hyperlexia

Origin of hyperlexia

From hyper- + lexis + -ia.

Questions about hyperlexia

What does hyperlexia mean?
Hyperlexia means the precocious ability to read single words at a very early age.
What part of speech is hyperlexia?
Hyperlexia is a noun.

Words near hyperlexia in the dictionary

  1. hyperlethal
  2. hyperlethality
  3. hyperleukocytic
  4. hyperleukocytosis
  5. hyperleukocytotic
  6. hyperlexia
  7. hyperlexic
  8. hyperlexics
  9. hyperliberal
  10. hyperlight
  11. hyperliminous

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