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repeating vs echolalia

echolalia vs repeating

repeating and echolalia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repeating Yes No No No
echolalia Yes No No No
As nouns, echolalia is a hyponym of repeating; that is, echolalia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repeating:
  • repeating: the act of doing or performing again
  • echolalia: (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia)
repeating (noun) echolalia (noun)
the act of doing or performing again (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia)
an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others
Difference between repeating and echolalia

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