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ALEXIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person with alexia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("alexic" is a kind of...):

patient (a person who requires medical care)

Derivation:

alexic (of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia

Synonyms:

alexic; word-blind

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

alexia (inability to perceive written words)

Derivation:

alexic (a person with alexia)

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