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noun
1.
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th-sounds of thin and this, respectively.
2.
Phonetics. any unconventional articulation of the sibilants, as the pronunciation of s and z with the tongue between the teeth (lingual protrusion lisp), close to or touching the upper front teeth (dental lisp), or raised so that the breath is emitted laterally (lateral lisp).
3.
the act, habit, or sound of lisping.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4.
to pronounce or speak with a lisp.
5.
to speak imperfectly, especially in a childish manner.
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Lisps
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Origin:
before 1100; Middle English wlispen, lipsen, Old English āwlyspian; akin to Dutch lisp(el)en, German lispeln, Norwegian leipsa
before 1100; Middle English wlispen, lipsen, Old English āwlyspian; akin to Dutch lisp(el)en, German lispeln, Norwegian leipsa
Related forms
lisp·er, noun
lisp·ing·ly, adverb
un·lisp·ing, adjective
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noun Computers.
a high-level programming language that processes data in the form of lists: widely used in artificial intelligence applications.
Origin:
lis(t) p(rocessing)
lis(t) p(rocessing)
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Word Origin & History
lisp
late O.E. awlyspian, from wlisp (adj.) "lisping," probably of imitative origin (cf. M.Du., O.H.G. lispen, Dan. læspe, Swed. läspa). The noun is first attested 1625.
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Medical Dictionary
lisp (lĭsp)
n.
A speech defect or mannerism characterized by mispronunciation of the sounds (s) and (z) as (th) and (th). v. lisped, lisp·ing, lisps
To speak with a lisp.
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