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 Definitions of alexia  [əˈlɛk si ə]  

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Definition of 'alexia' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) alexia
a neurologic disorder marked by loss of the ability to understand written or printed language, usu. resulting from a brain lesion or a congenital defect.

Etymology:  (1875–80; a -6+ Gk léx(is) speech (lég(ein) to speak +-sis -sis ) + -ia)

Definition of 'alexia' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) visual aphasia, alexia, word blindness
inability to perceive written words

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