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Echolalia

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The involuntary parrotlike repetition (echoing) of a word or phrase just spoken by another person.

Echolalia is a feature of schizophrenia (especially the catatonic form), Tourette syndrome, and some other disorders.

From echo + the Greek lalia, a form of speech

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