Dyslexia Definition
dĭs-lĕksē-ə
noun
Impairment of the ability to read, often as the result of genetic defect or brain injury.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Dyslexia
Noun
Singular:
dyslexia
Plural:
dyslexiasOrigin of Dyslexia
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Circa 1890, from New Latin dys- + lexia, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dys-) expressing the idea of difficulty, and Ancient Greek λέξις (lexis, “diction”, “word”).
From Wiktionary
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New Latin dys– Greek lexis speech (from legein to speak leg- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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