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Gracious Word: Agraphia

5/14/2014

 
agraphia
Word every Gracious Individual should know: Agraphia

Definition: Agraphia (pronounced: ey-graf-ee-uh); Greek; noun
1. A cerebral disorder characterized by total or partial inability to write.

Why I love this word:
When I read this word, my initial thought to the meaning was writer's block. But apparently agraphia is an acquired neurological disorder causing a loss in the ability to communicate through writing, either due to some form of motor dysfunction or an inability to spell. However, I think all writers go through a period in their writing days when they forget how to spell certain words or they can't even think of the words to put on a page. 

Photograph by Jonathan Schoonover


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