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mussitation

Mussitation (noun) means Speech conducted in a hushed manner, akin to a murmur or a whisper.

noun
1
Speech conducted in a hushed manner, akin to a murmur or a whisper.
2
A comatose patient's action of forming words with their lips without producing sound.
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mussitātiō (“soft noise made by dogs, or (Late Latin) people”) + English -ion (suffix denoting a condition or state). Mussitātiō is derived from mussitātus (“kept quiet; having been kept quiet; murmured, muttered; having been muttered”) (see further at mussitate) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs).

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What is the meaning of mussitation?

"mussitation" (noun) means speech conducted in a hushed manner, akin to a murmur or a whisper.

What are the different meanings of mussitation?

"mussitation" has 2 main meanings: 1. Speech conducted in a hushed manner, akin to a murmur or a whisper; 2. A comatose patient's action of forming words with their lips without producing sound.

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