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MUSSITATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mussitation mean? 

MUSSITATION (noun)
  The noun MUSSITATION has 1 sense:

1. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speechplay

  Familiarity information: MUSSITATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MUSSITATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

murmur; murmuration; murmuring; mussitation; mutter; muttering

Hypernyms ("mussitation" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Derivation:

mussitate (talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice)


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