▸ noun: The habit or an act of lisping. ▸ verb: To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children. ▸ verb: To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk. ▸ verb: (archaic) To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid. ▸ verb: (archaic) to express by the use of simple, childlike language. ▸ verb: (archaic) To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially. ▸ noun: A functional programming language with a distinctive parenthesized syntax, much used in artificial intelligence. ▸ noun: Alternative spelling of Lisp [A functional programming language with a distinctive parenthesized syntax, much used in artificial intelligence.]
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