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anomia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /əˈnəʊ.mi.ə/ (UK)

Etymology

From a- + Latin nōmen (“name”) + -ia.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The inability to remember names.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The difficulty in finding the right word.

Forms

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anomias Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

anonymous · anomic · wordfinding · lethologica · on the tip of one's tongue

Synonyms

dysnomia · nominal aphasia

Translations (9)

fi anomia (neurology: the inability to remember names) · pt anomia (neurology: the inability to remember names) · id anomia (neurology: the difficulty in finding the right word) · ca anòmia (neurology: the difficulty in finding the right word) · pt afasia nominal (neurology: the inability to remember names) · bg ано́мия (neurology: the inability to remember names) · id anomia (neurology: the inability to remember names) · ca anòmia (neurology: the inability to remember names) · fi anomia (neurology: the difficulty in finding the right word)