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LISP
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LISP  (lsp)
n.
A programming language that processes lists. It is widely used in artificial intelligence research.

[lis(t) p(rocessing).]

lisp  (lsp)
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.

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

lisper n.

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
1. to use a lisp in the pronunciation of (speech)
2. to speak or pronounce imperfectly or haltingly
[Old English āwlispian, from wlisp lisping (adj), of imitative origin; related to Old High German lispen]
lisper  n
lisping  adj & n
lispingly  adv

LISP [lɪsp]
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a high-level computer-programming language suitable for work in artificial intelligence
[from lis(t) p(rocessing)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
programing language, programming language - (computer science) a language designed for programming computers
Verb1.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?"
Translations
lisp [lɪsp]
A. Nceceo m
to speak with a lispcecear
B. VIcecear
C. VTdecir ceceando

lisp [ˈlɪsp]
nzézaiement 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.
vizézayer

lisp
nLispeln nt; to speak with a lisp, to have a lisplispeln
vtilispeln

lisp [lɪsp]
1. nlisca (fam)
with a lisp → con la lisca (fam)
2. viparlare con la lisca (fam)

lisp [lɪsp]
1. nlisca (fam)
with a lisp → con la lisca (fam)
2. viparlare con la lisca (fam)

lisp
v lisp [lisp]
to say th for s or z because of being unable to pronounce these sounds correctly. lispel, sleeptong praat يَلْثَغ، يَنْطُق السّين ثاءً фъфля šišlat læspe lispeln ψευδίζω cecear 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'' lispelen lespe seplenić ciciar a sâsâi шепелявить šušľať sesljati vrskati läspa พูดไม่ชัด peltek konuşmak 咬舌兒 шепелявити تتلانا nói ngọng
n
the act or habit of lisping She has a lisp. gelispel لَثْغ، لَثْغَه фъфлене šišlavost læspen das Lispeln ψεύδισμα ceceo 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 uitspraak lesping seplenienie ceceio sâsâit шепелявость šušľavosť sesljanje vrskanje läspning การพูดไม่ชัด pelteklik 咬舌兒,口齒不清 шепелявість تتلاہٹ tật nói ngọng 齿


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