traulism
traulism noun: a stammering or stuttering.
Noun
traulism (countable and uncountable, plural traulisms)
- A stammering or stuttering.
- I know not what other censure to pass on them, but that they are childish and ridiculous traulisms.c. 1660-1680, George Dalgarno, A Discourse of the Nature and Number of Double Consonants
Forms of traulism
| plural | traulisms |
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Origin of traulism
From Ancient Greek τραυλός (traulós, “a lisping”) + -ism.
Questions about traulism
- What does traulism mean?
- Traulism means a stammering or stuttering.
- What part of speech is traulism?
- Traulism is a noun.
- What is the plural of traulism?
- The plural of traulism is traulisms.
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