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mussitation|mʌsɪˈteɪʃən|
[ad. late L. mussitātiōn-em, n. of action f. mussitāre: see prec.]
Muttering; murmuring.
1649Roberts Clavis Bibl. 443 marg., A mussitation, or low prayer. 1734A. Young Idol. Corrupt. II. 144 The Murmur, or Mussitation, which Liquor makes that is pent up in a Bottle. 1891Syd. Soc. Lex., Mussitation,..Muttering; a morbid symptom consisting in movement of the lips of the sick without the production of sound or of articulate sounds, or a muttering with a very low voice. |