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mus⋅si⋅ta⋅tion

  [muhs-i-tey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. silent movement of the lips in simulation of the movements made in audible speech.
2. muttering; mumbling; murmuring.
Origin:
1640–50; < LL mussitātiōn- (s. of mussitātiō). See mussitate, -ion
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Main Entry: mus·si·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "m&s-&-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
: movement of the lips as if in speech but withoutaccompanying sound
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mussitation mus·si·ta·tion (mŭs'ĭ-tā'shən)
n.
Movement of the lips as if speaking but without sound.

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