aphemia

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aphemia

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Borrowed from New Latin aphēmia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “voice”). By surface analysis, a- + -phemia.

noun aphemias

countable, uncountable A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.

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noun type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost

Español	afemia
Português	afemia
Français	aphémie
Italiano	afemia

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@misc{aphemia_2026,
  title = {aphemia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aphemia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}