- lisped
- lɪsp n. speech impairment in which the letters "S" and "Z" are incorrectly pronounced v. speak with lisp, pronounce the sounds "S" and "Z" as "TH"
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Lisped — Lisp Lisp (l[i^]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lisped} (l[i^]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lisping}.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS. wlisp stammering, lisping; akin to D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G. lispeln, Sw. l[ a]spa, Dan. lespe.] 1. To pronounce the sibilant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lisp — (l[i^]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lisped} (l[i^]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lisping}.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS. wlisp stammering, lisping; akin to D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G. lispeln, Sw. l[ a]spa, Dan. lespe.] 1. To pronounce the sibilant letter s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lisping — Lisp Lisp (l[i^]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lisped} (l[i^]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lisping}.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS. wlisp stammering, lisping; akin to D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G. lispeln, Sw. l[ a]spa, Dan. lespe.] 1. To pronounce the sibilant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spanish Language and Literature — • As a medium of literary expression Spanish asserted itself first in the twelfth century: it had been six or seven centuries in the process of evolution out of Latin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spanish Language and Literature … Catholic encyclopedia
lisp — [[t]lɪ̱sp[/t]] lisps, lisping, lisped 1) N COUNT: usu sing If someone has a lisp, they pronounce the sounds s and z as if they were th . For example, they say thing instead of sing . He has a slight lisp. 2) VERB If someone lisps, they say… … English dictionary
lisp — I UK [lɪsp] / US noun [singular] if someone has a lisp, they pronounce s sounds as th II UK [lɪsp] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms lisp : present tense I/you/we/they lisp he/she/it lisps present participle lisping past tense lisped … English dictionary
Abstract number — Number Num ber (n[u^]m b[ e]r), n. [OE. nombre, F. nombre, L. numerus; akin to Gr. no mos that which is dealt out, fr. ne mein to deal out, distribute. See {Numb}, {Nomad}, and cf. {Numerate}, {Numero}, {Numerous}.] 1. That which admits of being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Abundant number — Number Num ber (n[u^]m b[ e]r), n. [OE. nombre, F. nombre, L. numerus; akin to Gr. no mos that which is dealt out, fr. ne mein to deal out, distribute. See {Numb}, {Nomad}, and cf. {Numerate}, {Numero}, {Numerous}.] 1. That which admits of being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cardinal number — Number Num ber (n[u^]m b[ e]r), n. [OE. nombre, F. nombre, L. numerus; akin to Gr. no mos that which is dealt out, fr. ne mein to deal out, distribute. See {Numb}, {Nomad}, and cf. {Numerate}, {Numero}, {Numerous}.] 1. That which admits of being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
In numbers — Number Num ber (n[u^]m b[ e]r), n. [OE. nombre, F. nombre, L. numerus; akin to Gr. no mos that which is dealt out, fr. ne mein to deal out, distribute. See {Numb}, {Nomad}, and cf. {Numerate}, {Numero}, {Numerous}.] 1. That which admits of being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
