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Title dyslexia
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
dys·lex·ia

 \\dis-ˈlek-sē-ə\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  New Latin, from dys- + Greek lexis word, speech, from legein to say — more at 
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 DATE  circa 1888
: a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing
• dys·lex·ic 
 \\-sik\\ adjective or noun
English Etymology
dyslexia
  c.1887, from Ger. dyslex, from Gk. dys- "bad, abnormal, difficult" (see dys-) + lexis "word," from legein "speak" (see lecture). Dyslexic (n.) is first recorded 1961; dyslectic (adj.) from 1964.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
dyslexia
dys·lexia dis5leksiE / noun[U]
   a slight 
disorder
 of the brain that causes difficulty in reading and spelling, for example, but does not affect intelligence
   诵读困难
 dys·lex·ic dis5leksik / adj.:
   He's dyslexic. 
   他患诵读困难症。 
 dys·lex·ic noun:
   writing courses for dyslexics 
   为诵读困难患者开设的写字班 
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
dys·lex·ia
\də̇ˈsleksēə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from dys- + -lexia
: a disturbance of the ability to read
• dys·lex·ic \dəˈsleksik, (ˈ)di|s-\ adjective

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