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dyslexia
[ dis-lek-see-uh ]
/ dɪsˈlɛk si ə /
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noun Pathology.
any of various reading disorders associated with difficulty decoding written language and integrating auditory and visual information, such as the association of phonemes with letter combinations in spelling.
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Words nearby dyslexia
dysgnosia, dysgonic, dysgraphia, dyskinesia, dyslalia, dyslexia, dyslexic, dyslexic thinking, dyslogia, dyslogistic, dysmelia
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British Dictionary definitions for dyslexia
dyslexia
/ (dɪsˈlɛksɪə) /
noun
a developmental disorder which can cause learning difficulty in one or more of the areas of reading, writing, and numeracyNontechnical name: word blindness
Derived forms of dyslexia
dyslectic (dɪsˈlɛktɪk), adjective, noundyslexic, adjectiveWord Origin for dyslexia
from dys- + -lexia from Greek lexis word
usage for dyslexia
Rather than talking about a person being dyslexic or about dyslexics, it is better to talk about a person with dyslexia, people with dyslexia
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Scientific definitions for dyslexia
dyslexia
[ dĭs-lĕk′sē-ə ]
A learning disability marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.
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Cultural definitions for dyslexia
dyslexia
[ (dis-lek-see-uh) ]
Difficulty in reading when experienced by persons with normal vision and normal or above-normal intelligence. A common example of dyslexia is reading words with the letters in reverse order, as in fyl for fly.
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