Meanings
- uncountableThe study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.
Synonyms: logopedia, speech therapy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπαιδείᾱ“rearing of a child, education”
- Ancient Greekλόγος“speech, oration, discourse, quote, story, study, ratio, word, calculation, reason”
- Englishlogopedics
from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse, quote, story, study, ratio, word, calculation, reason”) and Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “rearing of a child, education”)
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Afrikaans spraakterapie, logopedie
- spraakterapiestudy and correction of speech defects
- logopediestudy and correction of speech defects
- spraakheelkundestudy and correction of speech defects
Bulgarian логопедия
- логопедия (logopedija)study and correction of speech defects
Czech logopedie
- logopediestudy and correction of speech defects
Dutch logopedie
- logopediestudy and correction of speech defects
Finnish logopedia
- logopediastudy and correction of speech defects
French orthophonie, logopédie
- orthophoniestudy and correction of speech defects
- logopédiestudy and correction of speech defects
German Logopädie
- Logopädiestudy and correction of speech defects
Hungarian logopédia
- logopédiastudy and correction of speech defects
Italian logopedia
- logopediastudy and correction of speech defects
Polish logopedia
- logopediastudy and correction of speech defects
Portuguese ortofonia
- ortofoniastudy and correction of speech defects
Spanish logopedia
- logopediastudy and correction of speech defects
Swedish logopedi
- logopedistudy and correction of speech defects
Cite this entry
logopedics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logopedics
“logopedics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logopedics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “logopedics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logopedics.
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