Standard Lemma guide

echolalic

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ælɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to echolalia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: clinical-psychology, human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who exhibits echolalia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English echolalia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English echolalic From echolalia + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: écholalique — of or pertaining to echolalia
  • Irish: macallach — of or pertaining to echolalia
  • Italian: ecolalico — of or pertaining to echolalia
  • Portuguese: ecolálico — of or pertaining to echolalia
  • Russian: эхолали́ческий (exolalíčeskij) — of or pertaining to echolalia
  • Swedish: ekolalisk — of or pertaining to echolalia