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psellism

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[sel-iz-uhm] / ˈsɛl ɪz əm /

noun

  1. Pathology. stuttering; stammering.

Etymology

Origin of psellism

1790–1800; < Greek psellismós stammering, equivalent to psell(ízein) to stammer + -ismos -ism

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