lisp

Definitions


[lɪsp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a speech defect in which s is pronounced like th in thick and z is pronounced like th in this
(e.g: he spoke with a slight lisp)


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Origin:
Old English wlispian (recorded in āwlyspian), from wlisp (adjective) ‘lisping’, of imitative origin; compare with Dutch lispen and German lispeln


[lɪsp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- speak with a lisp
(e.g: she spoke softly, lisping slightly)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English wlispian (recorded in āwlyspian), from wlisp (adjective) ‘lisping’, of imitative origin; compare with Dutch lispen and German lispeln


[lɪsp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a high-level computer programming language devised for list processing


Phrases:

Origin:
1950s: from lis(t) p(rocessor)




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