/ əˈfeɪziə; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( medical ) the loss of the ability to understand or produce speech, because of brain damage
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Greek , from aphatos speechless, from a- not + phanai speak.
/ əˈfeɪziə; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( medical ) the loss of the ability to understand or produce speech, because of brain damage
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Greek , from aphatos speechless, from a- not + phanai speak.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005