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trigram

n.

1. any three-letter combination, particularly a nonsense syllable used in studies of learning and memory.

2. in studies of language processing, a sequence of three words, syllables, or other items in which the identity of the first two items is used as a basis for predicting the third.

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October 9th 2024

bradykinesia

bradykinesia

n. abnormal slowness in the execution of voluntary movements. Also called bradykinesis. Compare hypokinesis. —bradykinetic adj.