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language delay

language delay noun: a condition where a child does not acquire language skills within the typical age range.

Noun

language delay (plural language delays)

  1. A condition where a child does not acquire language skills within the typical age range.

Forms of language delay

plurallanguage delays

Questions about language delay

What does language delay mean?
Language delay means a condition where a child does not acquire language skills within the typical age range.
What part of speech is language delay?
Language delay is a noun.
What is the plural of language delay?
The plural of language delay is language delays.

Words near language delay in the dictionary

  1. language continua
  2. language continuum
  3. language cops
  4. language death
  5. language deaths
  6. language delay
  7. language delays
  8. language ecologies
  9. language ecology
  10. language education
  11. language exchange

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