lisp

Lisp

 (lĭsp)

n.

One of the first high-level programming languages, designed to handle complex data structures. It is widely used in artificial intelligence research.

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[lis(t) p(rocessing).]

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lisp

 (lĭsp)

n.

1. A speech defect or mannerism characterized by mispronunciation of the sounds (s) and (z) as (th) and (th).

2. A sound of or like a lisp: "The carpenter['s] ... plane whistles its wild ascending lisp" (Walt Whitman).

v. lisped, lisp·ing, lisps

v.intr.

1. To speak with a lisp.

2. To speak imperfectly, as a child does.

v.tr.

To pronounce with a lisp.

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[From Middle English lispen, to lisp, from Old English -wlyspian (in āwlyspian, to lisp), from wlisp, lisping.]

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lisp′er n.

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lisp

(lɪsp)

n

1. the articulation of s and z like or nearly like the th sounds in English thin and then respectively

2. the habit or speech defect of pronouncing s and z in this manner

3. the sound of a lisp in pronunciation

vb

4. to use a lisp in the pronunciation of (speech)

5. to speak or pronounce imperfectly or haltingly

[Old English āwlispian, from wlisp lisping (adj), of imitative origin; related to Old High German lispen]

ˈlisper n

ˈlisping adj, n

ˈlispingly adv

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LISP

(lɪsp)

n

(Computer Science) a high-level computer-programming language suitable for work in artificial intelligence

[C20: from lis(t) p(rocessing)]

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lisp

(lɪsp)
n.

1. a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th-sounds of thin and this, respectively.

2. any unconventional articulation of the sibilants, as the pronunciation of (s) and (z) with the tongue raised so that the breath is emitted laterally.

v.t., v.i.

3. to pronounce or speak with a lisp.

[before 1100; Middle English wlispen, lipsen, Old English āwlyspian; akin to Middle Low German wlispen, Old High German lispen to lisp]

lisp′er, n.

lisp′ing•ly, adv.

LISP

(lɪsp)

n.

a high-level programming language that processes data in the form of lists: widely used in artificial-intelligence applications.

[1959; lis(t) p(rocessing)]

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lisp

Past participle: lisped
Gerund: lisping

Imperative

lisp

lisp

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lisp - a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th' defect of speech, speech defect, speech disorder - a disorder of oral speech
	2.	LISP - a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists list-processing language programing language, programming language - (computer science) a language designed for programming computers
Verb	1.	lisp - speak with a lisp enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

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Translations

لَثْغ، لَثْغَهيَلْثَغ، يَنْطُق السّين ثاءً

šišlatšišlavost

læspelæspen

Lispeln

balbucearbalbuceocecearceceo

zézaiementzézayer

selypítselypítés

smámælivera smámæltur

pronuncia blesaerre mosciaesser blesoparlar blesoparlare con la erre moscia

švepliavimasšvepliuoti

šļupstēšanašļupstētšļupsti

lespelesping

šušľaťšušľavosť

peltek konuşmakpelteklik

口齿不清咬舌儿

lisp

[lɪsp]

A. N → ceceo m
to speak with a lisp → cecear

B. VI → cecear

C. VT → decir ceceando

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lisp

[ˈlɪsp]

n → zézaiement m
to have a lisp, to speak with a lisp → zézayer
He has a slight lisp.; He speaks with a slight lisp → Il zézaie légèrement.

vi → zézayer

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lisp

n → Lispeln nt; to speak with a lisp, to have a lisp → lispeln

vti → lispeln

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lisp

[lɪsp]

1. n → lisca (fam)
with a lisp → con la lisca (fam)

2. vi → parlare con la lisca (fam)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lisp

(lisp) verb

to say th for s or z because of being unable to pronounce these sounds correctly. lispel, sleeptong praat يَلْثَغ، يَنْطُق السّين ثاءً фъфля cecear šišlat lispeln læspe ψευδίζωcecear soselema نوک زبانی صحبت کردن lespata zézayer לְבַטֵא ס' וז' בִּשיבּוּש तुतलाना šušljanje, pogrešan izgovor selypít pelat vera smámæltur (avere una pronuncia blesa) 舌もつれで話す 혀짧은 소리로 발음하다 švepliuoti šļupstēt pelat menyebut huruf ``s'' lispelenlespeseplenić په تلفظ كښى بندښت ciciar a sâsâi шепелявить šušľať sesljati vrskati läspa พูดไม่ชัด peltek konuşmak 說話大舌頭，口齒不清 шепелявити تتلانا nói ngọng 咬舌儿，口齿不清

noun

the act or habit of lisping. She has a lisp. gelispel لَثْغ، لَثْغَه фъфлене ceceio šišlavost das Lispeln læspen ψεύδισμαceceo soselus لکنت lespaus zézaiement פְּגָם בְּהִיגוּי ס' וז' तुतलाहट šušljanje selypítés pelat smámæli blesità 舌もつれの発音 혀짧은 소리 švepliavimas šļupstēšana; šļupsti kepelatan menyebut huruf ``s'' slissende uitspraaklespingseplenienie د ژبى بندښت ceceio sâsâit шепелявость šušľavosť sesljanje vrskanje läspning การพูดไม่ชัด pelteklik 說話大舌頭，口齒不清 шепелявість تتلاہٹ tật nói ngọng 咬舌儿，口齿不清

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lisp

n ceceo; vi cecear

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