learning disability

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ˈlearn•ing dis•aˌbil•i•ty, n. [countable]

1. Psychiatry any of several conditions esp. in school-aged children in which there is evidence of difficulty in accomplishing specific tasks, as reading and writing.

learn•ing--dis•a•bled, adj. 

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learn′ing disabil′ity, 

1. Psychiatry a disorder, as dyslexia, usually affecting school-age children of normal or above-normal intelligence, characterized by difficulty in understanding or using spoken or written language, and thought to be related to impairment or slowed development of perceptual motor skills.

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