ALEXIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alexic mean? 

• ALEXIC (noun)
  The noun ALEXIC has 1 sense:

1. a person with alexia

  Familiarity information: ALEXIC used as a noun is very rare.

• ALEXIC (adjective)
  The adjective ALEXIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia

  Familiarity information: ALEXIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALEXIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person with alexia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("alexic" is a kind of...):

patient (a person who requires medical care)

Derivation:

alexic (of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia)

• ALEXIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

alexic; word-blind

Pertainym:

alexia (inability to perceive written words)

Derivation:

alexic (a person with alexia)