ACOUSTIC APHASIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss

Synonyms:

acoustic aphasia; auditory aphasia; word deafness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("acoustic aphasia" is a kind of...):

aphasia (inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion)

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