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psellism

psellism noun: stammering; stuttering.

Noun

psellism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) stammering; stuttering

Origin of psellism

From Ancient Greek ψελλισμός (psellismós), from ψελλός (psellós, “faltering”).

Questions about psellism

What does psellism mean?
Psellism means stammering; stuttering.
What part of speech is psellism?
Psellism is a noun.

Words near psellism in the dictionary

  1. Psel
  2. pselaphid
  3. pselaphids
  4. pselaphine
  5. pselaphines
  6. psellism
  7. psellismus
  8. pseph-
  9. psephenid
  10. psephenids
  11. psephism

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