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amentia

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7 lettersPronunciation /eɪˈmɛnʃə/Part of speech nounSorted aaeimntStarts with AEnds with A0 clues
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  1. extreme mental retardation

Word origin

From Latin āmentia (“madness; senselessness”), from āmēns (“mad, insane; foolish”), from ab (“from, away from”) + mēns (“mind”).

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  • Cretinism is a form of amentia, which is endemic in certain districts, especially in some of the valleys of Switzerland, Savoy, and France.

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