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WORD DEAFNESS

\wˈɜːd dˈɛfnəs], \wˈɜːd dˈɛfnəs], \w_ˈɜː_d d_ˈɛ_f_n_ə_s]\

Definitions of WORD DEAFNESS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Indication of brain trouble in an educated person who cannot comprehend spoken words.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Syn. : sensory aphasia. Of Kussmaul, that variety of psychical d. in which, while impressions of sound can still be perceived, spoken words can not be understood.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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