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单词 psellism
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psellismn.

Brit. /ˈ(p)sɛlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈ(p)sɛˌlɪz(ə)m/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin psellismus.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin psellismus (a1536 in Erasmus) < Hellenistic Greek ψελλισμός action or fact of stammering < ancient Greek ψελλίζειν to stammer ( < ψελλός (adjective) stammering (of imitative origin, with expressive gemination and a suffix -λό- frequently used to designate infirmities) + -ίζειν -ize suffix) + -ισμός -ism suffix.
Medicine. rare.
A defect of speech; esp. stammering.
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1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xvii. 435/2 The Psallotis, or Psellismos, is when divers letters and words cannot be pronounced.]
1861 J. Hunt Stammering & Stuttering iv. 36 It is unquestionable that psellism is far less frequent in females than in men.
1939 Lancet 18 Nov. 1074/1 Thus dicephalous could not be defined more briefly than ‘two-headed’, psellism than ‘stammering’.
1997 M. E. Wingate Stuttering 223 Stuttering... Also stammering, psellism, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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