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embolophrasia

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English

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Etymology

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From embolo- +‎ -phrasia.

Noun

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embolophrasia (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of embolalia
    • 1983, The South African Journal of Communication Disorders:
      The feature of embolophrasia e.g. "er" and "um" and word repetitions was used as part of the stuttering symptomatology by two subjects.