- psellism
- An indistinct pronounciation, such as produced by a lisp or by stammering
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psellism
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Psellism — Psel lism, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to stammer.] Indistinct pronunciation; stammering. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
psellism — /sel iz euhm/, n. Pathol. stuttering; stammering. [1790 1800; < Gk psellismós stammering, equiv. to psell(ízein) to stammer + ismos ISM] * * * … Universalium
psellism — SYN: stammering. [G. psellismos, a stammering] * * * n. a deficiency of articulation of speech, such as stammering. * * * psel·lism (selґiz əm) stuttering (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
psellism — (G). Stammering•psen (G). A fig insect … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
psellism — n. defective pronunciation … Dictionary of difficult words
psellism — /sel iz euhm/, n. Pathol. stuttering; stammering. [1790 1800; < Gk psellismós stammering, equiv. to psell(ízein) to stammer + ismos ISM] … Useful english dictionary
Пселлизм (Psellism) — нечеткое произношение отдельных согласных звуков или замена их другими согласными звуками, как, например, при заикании. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
ПСЕЛЛИЗМ — (psellism) нечеткое произношение отдельных согласных звуков или замена их другими согласными звуками, как, например, при заикании … Толковый словарь по медицине
stammering — 1. A speech disorder characterized by hesitation and repetition of words, or by mispronunciation or transposition of certain consonants, especially l, r, and s. 2. Sounds other than speech, that are similar to s.. SYN: paralalia literalis,… … Medical dictionary
