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ANOMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
Synonyms:
Anomia; genus Anomia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Anomia" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Anomia"):
Anomia ephippium; saddle oyster (thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched)
Holonyms ("Anomia" is a member of...):
Anomiidae; family Anomiidae (saddle oysters)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
Synonyms:
amnesic aphasia; amnestic aphasia; anomia; anomic aphasia; nominal aphasia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("anomia" is a kind of...):
aphasia (inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion)
